Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 131 - 140 of 142 results for "ESG factors"

Trustees hot on ESG course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... officially launched the course, which began roughly two weeks ago. The course is designed to help super funds implement ESG factors into the fund's investment strategies. "The course that I'm launching today is an important step in moving from principles ...

ESG a fiduciary duty: Sherry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... why he has asked APRA to review how ESG principles can be integrated into their investment guidelines for trustees. "ESG factors are so crucial to long term decision making in super and its part of a trustees role to incorporate them," he said. Senator ...

ESG dogged by poor metrics: McKinsey

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
Market turmoil might have turned investors' attentions towards considering ESG factors, but not all factors are considered equally important. A study by the McKinsey global consulting group found that governance factors are now very important but environmental ...

UniSuper stands up for ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... Investment. The ESG RA seeks to pick up where the EAI left off, maintaining the impetus for investment research into ESG factors by Australian brokers and fund managers. "In this current volatile investment environment, some funds might be tempted to ...

PRI toolkit hits the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... investment analysis. It describes the layers of risk within each company to make it easier for investors to include ESG factors. The Global Compact Engager provides investors with the tools to meet their principle two commitments by supplying detailed ...

Aon signs UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... to client demands for sound, long-term investment returns that appropriately value the risks and opportunities of ESG factors," said Angie Parrish, Aon Investment Consulting practice leader. Stewart Fotheringham, managing director of Aon Consulting ...

Industry gathers for ESG academy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... qualifications are internationally recognised. Launching the Responsible Investment Academy is a sign that integrating ESG factors into financial analysis is gaining momentum in the mainstream. "Had we tried to launch the academy one or two years ago ...

Mercer zeroes in on ESG managers

... institutional asset owners become increasingly interested in whether managers behave as active owners of capital and ESG factors are materially integrated into their investment decision-making. Mercer's existing ESG research process has been expanded ...

JP Morgan runs ESG checks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... compliance reporting services. Kumar said the ESG reporting service was not limited to equities and could report on ESG factors in alternative assets such as fixed income or infrastructure. "We have our own table where we can look at whether or not [the ...

Forum 'gets real' on ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... from investment managers as they analyse the effects of sub-prime and the subsequent market downturn. "Incorporating ESG factors into investment processes received a lot of attention last year and we expect it to be a big theme for investment managers ...