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Governance professional joins SMSFA board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
The SMSF Association is welcoming a non-executive director and governance professional to its board of directors. Robyn FitzRoy, who is currently a non-executive director of Gateway Credit Union, joins the SMSF Association board effective 1 June 2017. ...

Asset managers lax in building relationships

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... companies noted. Among the topics, investee companies wanted to discuss corporate objectives, future strategies, and governance and social responsibility rather than just focus on numerical data. The number of companies that want to discuss and understand ...

ESG data creates barrier for Aussie instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
About three-quarters of Australian institutional investors are incorporating environmental, social and governance factors in investment decisions. This is a key finding in the latest global study from BNP Paribas Securities Services. In a survey of ...

CFA Institute investigates ESG investment gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... United Nations-backed organisation to determine why investment managers aren't standardising environmental, social and governance factors across all asset classes. CFA Institute, together with the Principles for Responsible Investment, aim to investigate ...

Top super chief executive named ACSI president

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... of them have demonstrated a strong commitment to the work we do in seeking to improve the environmental, social and governance performance of listed companies," Davidson said. In announcing the new appointments, Davidson also thanked Noonan and Donohue ...

Former adviser launches sustainable trading platform

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
An online trading platform which uses environmental, social and governance data to help retail investors screen for stocks based on sustainability factors is set launch in the coming months. The H2 Ventures backed start-up, Goodments, founded by former ...

Investors torn over ESG capabilities

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... than the S&P/ASX 200. 3. Ensure that the portfolio demonstrates a 10% improvement in the overall Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) rating relative to the benchmark. As of 31 December 2016, $4.7 million (less than 1.5% of the asset class) was invested ...

Mercer wins university investment mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... million to two of the investment manager's socially responsible funds. A stronger environmental, social and corporate governance focus will see Swinburne University of Technology invest in Mercer's Socially Responsible Global Shares and Socially Responsible ...

Asia leads growing green bond market

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... billion globally in 2016, underlining investor and issuer interest, especially exposure to environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk. China accounted for more than 48% (US$54.6 billion) of green bond issuance in the 12 month period, extending the ...

Board changes at Sandon Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... engaging with companies trading below intrinsic values. This usually involves proposing changes to companies' corporate governance, operations, and management arrangements.