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ESG RA awards Citi, Credit Suisse research

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
Citi was awarded Best ESG Broking Firm of 2012 for the fourth year in a row, while Credit Suisse received the Best Piece of ESG Research award at the ESG Research Australia awards, held yesterday in Sydney. Citi showed once again its commitment to ESG ...

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MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... views from fund manager Australian Ethical and financial planning group Premium Wealth Management, to name just a couple of ESG investment advocates interviewed for the report. The edition also features the award winners of the AFA/Plan for Life Awards ...

Super funds eye World Bank Green Bonds: Nikko AM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... among the safest available. World Bank Green Bonds are issued in 17 different currencies and proceeds are used to invest in ESG projects including hydro-electric power and water management which aim to reduce the world's carbon footprint. "The real advantage ...

ESG RA to award best stockbroking research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
Australian equities stockbrokers who have excelled in the field of ESG research will be acknowledged in an awards ceremony to be held in Sydney later this month. The fourth annual ESG Research Australia Awards Luncheon is being held on 27 March (Wednesday) ...

ISPT, Cbus, Omega stewardship and innovation award winners

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... management and outcomes-driven investment objectives, which was demonstrated by their portfolio management tool that uses MSCI ESG data to enhance proprietary fundamental analysis of issuer credit risk. Professor Deborah Ralston, executive director of ...

Quality of Spain and Poland belies credit rating

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... investment house has developed a new framework for analysing countries according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, which it says will manage reputational risk associated with some sovereign debt assets without materially impacting ...

ESG Vet takes reins at Uniting Church fund manager

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
Hunter Hall's former head of responsible investment research Michael Walsh will start as boss of uniting Church investment wing UCA Funds Management from February 4 this year. The responsible investing veteran was drawn to the role by UCA Funds Management's ...

Corporate governance boosted by two-strike rule

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... be re-elected if a significant proportion of shareholders disagree with the amount directors are paid. AMP Capital head of ESG research Dr Ian Woods said the increased scrutiny of remuneration reports has led to improved discussions on other governance ...

LGS wins Best Green Super Fund Award

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... bond strategy, by way of a $170 million diversified portfolio with an explicit focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks. Other 2012 ESG activities which contributed to LGS's receipt of this latest Award include: Specific allocation of ...

Advisers leaving out ESG

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... Harding-Davis, chief executive, Premium Wealth Management. "I often hear in the adviser community that there is no demand for ESG investments, but this is a mater of advisers thinking about products rather than about solutions," Harding-Davis said at ...