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Boards more diverse, but ACSI calls for more "skin in the game"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... The study found that non-executive directors in ASX101-200 companies tend to have a higher percentage of total personal equity. "Non-executive directors of ASX 101-200 companies (excluding founders), in aggregate, held shares valued at $744.5 million ...

Barclays, MSCI launch green bond index series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... expand the range of ESG benchmarks for the fixed income market," said Remy Briand, managing director and global head of equity research at MSCI. "The Barclays MSCI Green Bond Index family demonstrates how this collaboration can support the development ...

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Australia, available to the retail market via the Asgard platform. The AXA IM All Country World Index (ACWI) SmartBeta Equity Fund was seeded with AU$55 million from local Australian Financial Services Licensee, Financial Index Wealth Accountants (FIWA). ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... members' funds to finance large-scale greenhouse-gas pollution, and don't use members' deposits to directly lend to, buy equity or debt in, any large-scale greenhouse polluting activities from fossil fuel exploration, extraction, production and use," ...

Role for custodian in ESG data analytics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... The increased awareness of ESG concerns is manifested by a growing number of asset managers integrating ESG analysis in equity portfolios, said Madhu Gayer, head of Asia Pacific investment reporting and performance at BNP Paribas Securities Services. ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... US$500 billion in assets under management by December 2015, and decarbonising at least US$100 billion of institutional equity investment by December 2015 as well. Scott noted that the overall assets of institutional investors that have signed the Principles ...

Governance Institute of Australia questions shareholder primacy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... featuring Rod McGeoch, director Sky City Entertainment Group Ltd and Ramsay Health Care Ltd, and chairman Vantage Private Equity Group Ltd, Tony D'Aloisio, Chairman Iress Ltd and President Winemakers Federation of Australia, and Dr Leeora Black, managing ...

oekom research: ESG ratings improve bond performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Corporate bonds with better sustainability performance and ratings have a higher equity ratio, according to independent rating agency oekom research. oekom research has published a study, The importance of sustainability criteria in assessing the opportunities ...

Lonsec: responsible investment equity funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Responsible investment Australian equity funds outperformed the ASX300 index and the Australian equity peer group over one and three year time periods, according to researcher Lonsec. Steven Sweeney, senior investment analyst, Lonsec Lonsec released ...

UNSW issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... are actually doing better than we might have thought in recycling our waste, and I think we're doing better in terms of equity and diversity than perhaps we'd previously appreciated," Magner said. "I think we're not doing as well as we could in terms ...