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Right Seat, Right Table, a guide for aspiring board members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
Paul Smith, the co-founder of the social enterprise Future Directors Institute, has written a book offering guidance for outsiders who are seeking seats on boards. The book, Right Seat, Right Table, "offers a practical yet inspiring 'how-to' guide for ...

RIAA certifies two Legg Mason funds as Responsible Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Martin Currie Ethical Values with Income Fund are now certified by RIAA. "We believe that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are very important to a growing group of our clients," said Andy Sowerby, managing director Legg Mason Australia. ...

Institutional Shareholder Services purchases CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... double ISS' headcount in the market to include eight research analysts covering responsible investment and corporate governance across the region. "Strategically it's important for us to do our primary research locally in the market," said Marija Kramer ...

Pendal Group takes total ownership of Regnan to bolster in-house capacity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
Pendal Group, the co-founder of Regnan, will take total ownership of the governance research and engagement firm and bring the research team in-house. Richard Brandweiner, CEO, Pendal Group Pendal Group co-owned Regnan with Commonwealth Superannuation ...

Video: Ethical and Responsible Investing in the 21st Century: Don't look back now - The Highlights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... Salvatico, executive director, ESG Research, MSCI. With major research providers integrating environmental, social and governance information into their composite, and responsible investments under management topping $866 billion of assets, or 55.5% ...

Video: Ethical and Responsible Investing in the 21st Century: Don't look back now - Full Discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... Salvatico, executive director, ESG Research, MSCI. With major research providers integrating environmental, social and governance information into their composite, and responsible investments under management topping $866 billion of assets, or 55.5% ...

IOSCO releases statement on ESG-related disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... impact on their financial performance and value creation." IOSCO also encouraged issuers to provide insights into the governance and oversight of ESG-related material risks. "Issuers can provide such insight, for example, by disclosing the methodologies ...

Ausbil Investment Management launches Active Sustainable Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... those in the S&P/ ASX 200 Index. Investment decisions will draw from Ausbil's specialist environmental, social and governance (ESG) research team. "We spend a lot of time with companies to identify earnings that are sustainable over time and we actively ...

Accounting for or managing: experts debate managing impact at RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... measurement tools, effectively, it's at an investment by investment level at this stage," Medley said. "In terms of the governance, we have an internal framework with Premiums4Good and criteria around what investments we consider for the Premiums for ...

Digitalization a megatrend with risks as well as opportunities: Morphosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... digital technologies are a double edged sword, bringing benefits, but also presenting risks to environment, society and governance, according to Simon Carter, managing director of Morphosis. Simon Carter, managing director, Morphosis Carter expanded ...