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ASX considers UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... collaboration with investors, regulators, and companies, can enhance corporate transparency - and ultimately performance - on ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) issues and encourage sustainable investment." However, the actual requirements ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
The Who's Who in ESG research attended this week's annual ESG RA Research Awards and the results are a mix of good, bad and magnificent. Elaine Prior is a name that needs no introduction in Australia's ESG broking community. Her research into the subject ...

Noble departs ASFA, joins Inflection Point Capital

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... sustainability-enhanced investment products across a broad range of asset classes." Noble said the firm specialises in "an enhanced approach to ESG", adding 'innovation' and 'agility' to the traditional 'environmental', 'social' and 'governance' classes. ...

AMP Capital introduces fossil fuel screening

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... regarding these investments." While many funds talk about responsible investing and environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, very few have taken the step of actively screening companies with material exposure to fossil fuels. Generally a 'best ...

Northern Trust wins LUCRF $220m ESG mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... fund's international business Northern Trust Global Investments Limited, incorporates environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into an index strategy. The mandate excludes tobacco companies and cluster munitions manufacturers and uses an optimised ...

Future Fund appoints head of ESG risk management

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... ABN AMRO Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers and AT Kearney, including experience across Europe, Asia and Australia. "Integrating ESG risk management into our investment decision-making is an important part of our program. I am thrilled that Joel will be joining ...

Governance eclipses social and environmental concerns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... with voting rights are overwhelmingly concerned with governance (G), with the social (S) and environmental (E) factors of ESG accounting for just 1% of negative votes. The report surveyed 4115 annual general meetings in 2013, and found that in 36% of ...

AXA IM includes ESG in smart beta offering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... Investment Managers (AXA IM) has developed a smart beta investment option that includes environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. The ESG version of AXA IM's SmartBeta solution will be presented to institutional investors as an alternative ...

HESTA non-committal on Transfield divestment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... its Eco Pool, Cash and Global Bonds options. Corboy added: "In accordance with HESTA's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Policy, we require all our investment managers - appointed to manage investments on behalf of HESTA and its members - to ...

Instos bring ESG perspective to ASX companies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... better engage on governance issues such as disclosure, remuneration, voting and environmental, social and governance factors (ESG). Easterbrook said that institutional investors should use their growing clout to influence more than just remuneration ...