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UNPRI writes letter to UNGC leaders and laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
A coalition of investors from 12 countries, including Statewide Super and New Zealand Superannuation Fund, have contacted 118 UN Global Compact (UNGC) companies on the issue of increased reporting on environmental, social and governance activities. ...

Women only 19% of superannuation fund trustee boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Women are a minority on superannuation trustee boards, comprising only 19% of trustees at not-for-profit funds and an estimated 10% of retail funds, according to research from Rainmaker Information. "Women are grossly under-represented on fund trustee ...

Publish What You Pay campaigns for payments transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... investment perspective as well. In addition to PWYP Australia, organisations such as the Australian Council on Superannuation Investors have also advocated for disclosure to the ASX, and PWYP itself is made up of coalition members including the CFMEU ...

AMP Capital, VFMC publish 2011 proxy voting record

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... constrain future ability to change the board size again as necessary." At AustralianSuper, the AU$42bn industry superannuation fund voted on 848 resolutions, with director elections and executive remuneration "remaining by far the most common issues," ...

CDP writes companies asking for carbon management and cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... were: ATI Asset Management, Australian Ethical Investment, BT Investment Management, Catholic Super, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, Dalton Nicol Reid, Dexus Property Group, MTAA Superannuation Fund, Perpetual Investments, The GPT Group, VicSuper ...

Leightons under investigation over payment disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... potential risk to investors is considerable. Last year, CAER wrote a report on behalf of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) concluding that three quarters of ASX100 companies that operate in a sector or country deemed "high-risk" ...

Finsia: ESG consistent with superannuation fiduciary duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... social and governance (ESG) factors into investment processes is "entirely consistent" with the fiduciary duties of superannuation trustees, the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) said in a newly published guide to ESG implementation. ...

IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... submission to the CEFC expert review panel, said Andrew Major, chair of the LCFWG and general manager - investments at superannuation fund HESTA. "The focus of the LCFWG is on complementary measures that provide funding for risk mitigation and/or to ...

ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... evaluate and integrate ESG criteria will start to play a wider role in manager selection and monitoring. "With UNPRI, superannuation funds are starting to become more stringent on fund managers on what they're doing on ESG, so we would expect a rating ...

GESB Super to drop responsible investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
GESB, the AU$12bn superannuation fund for Western Australia public sector employees, will drop its MY plan - Responsible Investments Australian Shares option from March 2012. GESB launched the investment option in 2007, and it is managed by AMP Capital ...