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AustralianSuper creates governance role

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... and governance (ESG) research, policy development and integration after two decades with Goldman Sachs as head of ESG research. This is the latest move by the super behemoth to position itself in ESG. In April, AustralianSuper hired a consultant to analyse ...

Plato appoints senior portfolio manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... responsibilities will include research into quantitative stock selection models, alpha generation, portfolio construction and ESG research. Prior to SSGA, Kennedy worked at Barra and Merrill Lynch as head of equity derivative research - Asia Pac ex Japan. ...

AMP Capital adds ESG researcher

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... where he provided sustainable investment research to institutional investors. Carlsson-Sweeny previously worked in ESG research at Scandinavian investment bank, Carnegie Investment Bank, for three years. Prior to that role he worked at Macquarie Bank ...

Australian ESG expert claims world-first

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... Paterson, chief executive of CAER, said the certification will help lift the standards, transparency and consistency of ESG research around the world. For example, under the audit, any of CAER's clients are guaranteed that the method and quality of ESG ...

HESTA hires Hermes for intl ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... international share investments. Hermes EOS' appointment does not impact its agreement with Regnan, which provides ESG research and engagement services to HESTA, said Erik Mather, managing director at Regnan. Both firms are stakeholders in Regnan. HESTA ...

CFS GAM hires AMP Capital ESG researcher

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... Management has appointed former AMP Capital Investors researcher, Nick Edgerton, to the newly created role of manager of ESG Research and Engagement. Edgerton worked at AMP Capital Investors as an environmental, social and governance (ESG) analyst for ...

AMP Cap add resources as fund placed 'on hold'

PRESS RELEASES  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... at the fund and will manage Edgerton's responsibilities. "Given the fund's sustainable investment focus, detailed ESG research is an imperative component of the fund's research process. S&P believes the ESG team size was already relatively small for ...

Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... change risk management. In a separate development, the broking community is also driving the sector's momentum through ESG Research Australia (ESG RA), a non-profit body created last year with the sole purpose of improving the quality and quantity of ...

ETS collapse threatens ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... and protect key GHG emitters, instead of a market-based emissions trading scheme (ETS), threatens to dissolve the ESG research groundwork laid by the investment community in the past two years. "The issues of climate change and emissions trading were ...

Citi and GSJBW win ESG awards

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... broking firm and Andrew Gray from Goldman Sachs JBWere was recognised for his report on ethics and culture at the ESG Research Australia Awards. Last night's awards represented the first broking awards to highlight excellence in environment, social and ...