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Mercer to analyse climate change portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... have undertaken or plan to make changes to their asset allocations, while 80% of partners have or will increase their engagement on climate change with companies and policy makers, Mercer found. Mercer, NERA Economic Consulting and Guy Carpenter, all ...

ACSI: CEO pay, termination pay drop for FY13

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... reductions in pay packages, several trends have impacted on the result, Hagart said. "ACSI observes that increased investor engagement, combined with the work of more active boards, has resulted in better remuneration packages that improve alignment ...

AMP Capital reviews corporate governance activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... impact on the development and beginnings of convergence in global governance practices, and how AMP Capital approaches engagement with companies based on these trend. "The globalisation of financial markets means investors are all looking to the same ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... reporting and performance, with focus on executive decisions, plans and policies, performance measurement and stakeholder engagement. GRESB noted that this year's overall higher score is mainly driven by an increase in the implementation and measurement ...

Carbon co-benefits valued as additional $664 per tonne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... programme director. "This research demonstrates offset programmes deliver numerous business objectives, such as employee engagement and resource efficiency savings, and make a positive contribution to local communities in addition to reducing emissions," ...

MSCI launches ESG CarbonMetrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... excited to provide with MSCI ESG CarbonMetrics a comprehensive tool for divestment screening, portfolio footprinting, and engagement with corporates on climate-related issues to help investors with the transition to a low carbon economy." MSCI ESG CarbonMetrics ...

Diversity Council Australia measures the bamboo ceiling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... diverse economy, we're not tapping into the diversity of our community to build our economic and diplomatic and cultural engagement with the world." DCA's report is a step in engaging with Australian businesses by first defining the scope of the situation. ...

UCA Funds Management adds Transfield Services to exclusions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... centres." UCA Funds Management will send Transfield Services a letter outlining the reasoning behind their decision. "Our engagement process - even when we don't invest in a company - is if we feel that communicating them could help address the situation ...

PRI to target water risk in agricultural supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... India, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. PRI is leveraging the research to form the basis of a collaborative engagement between its investor signatories and 54 companies. WWF and PwC narrowed the initial target universe of 78 down to 54, reflecting ...

Mercer research surveys governance at superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... openly competing and retaining existing members and attracting new ones is very important. Skilling up in the member engagement/member communication space is important. Another area needing skill is investment. Investment techniques are getting more ...