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Responsible investment takes centre stage at ASFA conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... (ASFA) 2013 National Conference in Perth this week. Speaking at the opening plenary session, international celebrity human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson put responsible, ethical investment at the heart of his address. Speaking about the United Nations ...

LUCRF Super joins global calls to improve worker safety

STAFF REPORTER  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... partnered with the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) to produce research papers into the labour standards and human rights policies of Australia's top 200 companies. The results found that there was significant room for companies to improve ...

Bank levy upsets senior lobby

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... literacy among retirees came under the spotlight, with the release of a manual on retirement from the Australian Human Rights Commission, and a call from National Seniors Australia for mandatory financial education for seniors although details of their ...

Financial literacy in retirement a human rights issue: AHRC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
Financial literacy among retirees has become a human rights issue, with the release of a manual aimed at helping people prepare for retirement by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). The release coincided with a call from National Seniors ...

LGS takes stand on Bangladesh, gains MySuper licence

ALEX DUNNIN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... of sight, out of mind just because it's not in Australia." He said Australian investors face a number of risks if human rights issues are not addressed, including a volatile supply chain, legal issues over failing to meet minimum standards, and above ...

Super investors scrutinise companies over LDC working conditions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... (LDCs), with the release of a paper by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) entitled 'Labour and Human Rights Risks in Supply-Chain Sourcing'. This report coincides with the release of a new joint study by retail fund Australian ...

NZ Super offloads mining shares on RE concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... portfolio. The superannuation fund has now sold all the shares. The fund saw Barrick's activities as inconsistent with the human rights and environmental standards contained in the UN Global Compact, the key benchmark against which the fund's corporate ...

Omega partners with LGS for bond strategy

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... strong environmental awareness and governance standards, and with sound score cards in the areas of regulation and human rights," said McCrum. LGS chief investment officer Craig Turnbull said, "We are looking to develop innovative strategies that manage ...

CAER and GBST launch new ESG tool

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... with ASX 300 companies as part of their portfolio construction process, and incorporates access up to date ESG and human rights-related information. GBST said discussions with super funds and fund managers to date indicate this would be a welcome product ...

Former AIST chief takes on age discrimination

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... new age discrimination commissioner. The role will be allocated $4 million over four years through the Australian Human Rights Commission. Ms Ryan has proven experience in addressing discrimination, implementing anti-discrimination policy and also advocating ...