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JP Morgan runs ESG checks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
JP Morgan has developed a post-trade environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance reporting service to help finance institutions comply with their socially responsible investment (SRI) policies. Using its existing post trade compliance reporting ...

Westscheme tackles ESG with Regnan

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Climate change, energy use, good governance principles. Environmental, social and corporate governance issues (ESG) have become priorities of industry super fund Westscheme after appointing specialist advisor Regnan to help screen its investment options. ...

The carbon cost of investing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... tapping into Style Research and Trucost's carbon analysis can give you an idea of where you stand. Style Research and environmental research organisation Trucost have teamed up to provide a detailed analysis of the carbon performance of portfolios to ...

From PDS doorstoppers to digests

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... understanding of the product attribute, leading to superior outcomes through clearer advice," he said. "A further benefit is environmental as the new PDS [has] an average 33 per cent reduction in size compared to the previous documentation, leading to ...

Emerging market funds to be rated on sustainability

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
Emerging markets (EM) fund managers may soon have to incorporate better environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies into their investments if they wish to receive a high sustainability rating from the World Bank. IFC, the private sector division ...

Super funds pay little attention to biotech

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... sector view, that means you have to invest in human health care, in diagnostics, devices and invest in industrial and environmental projects," he said. And at the heart of each biotech company's success is the people at the helm of the firm's management. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... at 5673. In the news today, the Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment for April will be released. US Environmental Protection Agency chief executive Stephen Johnson will talk on issues of environmental governance for business at the American ...

MBP signs to UNPRI

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... long-term value of the company. "This will improve our investment process by formally recognising some of these environmental, social and corporate governance issues into our decision-making process," said Kightley. Knightley claims that the firm had ...

Forum 'gets real' on ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... magazine, Ethical Investor, is holding a one-day forum to ensure investment managers understand how to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into investment processes. Michael Walsh, Ethical Investor executive director, said while ...

Swiss sustainable FUM up 67 per cent

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... or mandates as employing either negative screening, positive or best in class screening, proxy voting and using environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance analysis of the businesses. However the report stated it did not review how ESG issues ...