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Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... directors and executives, Ausbil said. Climate change is a key issue for engagement, said Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, head of ESG research at Ausbil. "We are continuing to engage with those companies as part of Climate Action 100+," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "We ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... everyone has a potential place in the boardroom, and I think that's what we 've been doing." There is an established body of research evidence that having a board that is diverse and inclusive brings increased returns and lowered risk, because cognitive ...

RIAA certifies two Legg Mason funds as Responsible Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... investment process designed to deliver attractive risk-adjusted client returns. " Legg Mason has a proprietary bottom-up ESG research process with "clear investment restrictions to screen out companies, sectors and industries not meeting pre-determined ...

Raiz Invest partners with UNSW on machine-learning technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... Netflix's recommendation that people who watched one show often watched another. "We're hoping to punch above our weight on research," Lucas said. "UNSW has a lot of great people working there, and it's a great collaboration because especially in machine ...

Institutional Shareholder Services purchases CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... operations in Australia, and the acquisition of CAER will more than 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 ...

ACSI research outlines guidelines to assessing Modern Slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... property, food, beverages and agriculture and healthcare - are most at risk of exposure to modern slavery, according to new research commissioned by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ACSI commissioned ...

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 ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... transparent are the keys to avoiding stakeholder backlash." The issue of modern slavery is not just an Australian issue. Research provider Sustainalytics cited it as a risk in industry sectors, pointing out deep risks with slave labour "being used in ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... Services; Erin Castellas, chief impact officer, Impact Investment Group; and Michael Salvatico, executive director, ESG Research, MSCI. With major research providers integrating environmental, social and governance information into their composite, and ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... Services; Erin Castellas, chief impact officer, Impact Investment Group; and Michael Salvatico, executive director, ESG Research, MSCI. With major research providers integrating environmental, social and governance information into their composite, and ...