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BlackRock offers update on dumping coal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... update on investment stewardship since it said it would dump thermal coal from active portfolios. The investment giant's voting efforts increased in 2020, with the number of company engagements increasing by 47% in 2019-2020 compared to 2018-2019. Looking ...

J.P. Morgan launches ESG integration policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... Stewardship pillar is responsible for an "investment-led, expert-driven stewardship approach, engaging with companies and voting proxies on behalf of clients," JPMAM said. The five main priorities will be governance, strategy alignment for the long term ...

Iress executive moves to non-executive roles

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... low, and have continued to build their stake in OVH with the most recent purchase of July 1, taking it to 17.69% of the voting power.

Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... likely to have some general influence over the board and management's decision making (particularly if via a very large voting block such as ACSI). However real, it's almost impossible to quantify the effects of such engagements." He sees pressure ...

Schroders deputy multi-asset head to retire

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... Schroders since 2009 including in New York for the last six years, will move to the Sydney team in the third quarter. "He is a voting member of our Global Asset Allocation Committee and as an Australian national, is well known to the local team," the ...

Report reveals superficiality of ESG pledges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... investment decisions and business operations. ACCR found the group did not appear to ask members to disclose their proxy voting records. Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) chief executive Emma Herd said: "IGCC doesn't make recommendations to members ...

Keybridge takes WAM to court

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... associated with WAM Active or its associates." In addition, Bolton asked the court ban WAM and its associates from using its voting power to control the proposed ASIC sale of the shares, saying: "An order that none of WAM Active or its associates may ...

State Street rejigs international equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... capabilities also allow our clients to have increased visibility into their ESG and climate-related exposures, as well as voting statistics," State Street Global Advisors global head of investment strategy Nathalie Wallace said.

Grow Super co-founder in alleged betting scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... as a sports technology company, worked with the NRL to manage its team lists and team changes data. It also managed the voting for the Dally M awards. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the two men charged are Wilson and StatEdge general manager ...

2020 MAX Awards finalists named

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
The finalists for the 2020 Financial Standard MAX Awards have been named and voting is now open. Now in their 25th year, the Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards recognise individuals, teams and organisations in ...