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ESG risk tool launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
MSCI has launched a new interactive tool that assesses environmental, social and governance metrics for 8500 companies globally. The MSCI ESG Metrics helps investors measure a portfolio's ESG risk, particularly where a lack of data can be a significant ...

Investment management industry needs overhaul: CFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... (70%) expect to see more assets move into passive investment vehicles, while 73% believe environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors will become more significant. More than half (55%) expect globalisation to offer new opportunities, with 70% ...

Hunter Hall LIC chair ousted

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... choice between realising fair value for their investment or remaining invested in the company with improved corporate governance, capital management, dividend payments and shareholder engagement." At the meeting yesterday, then-HHV chair Paul Jensen ...

Life insurance claims handling must improve: ISWG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... well as simple and consistent across the industry," Minto said. Recommendations made by the ISWG include appropriate governance arrangements be put in place by each super fund in relation to claims handling; funds should proactively take measures to ...

SSGA expands active managed funds business

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... ageing investor base with increasingly complex needs. "Because of this, they are looking for greater efficiency and governance in their portfolio construction, are more discerning on fees and expect a higher level of service from their investment partners." ...

Gender diversity drives Australia's mid-market companies

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... can help fuel more robust and innovative discussion at the board table," the report said. "This can lead to stronger governance, improved critical decision making and a more robust organisational culture. "To seize this potential, ASX 300+ organisations ...

AMP Capital launches global equity fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... favoured investment themes including changing demographic trends, and where possible, seek environmental, social and governance tailwinds. AMP Capital's global chief investment officer David Allen called the launch of the fund a "defining moment" for ...

Chief executive departs LGS

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... significant growth and wide recognition of the Fund's leadership in responsible and sustainable investment." Chief governance officer and company secretary Donna Heffernan will serve as acting chief executive until a permanent replacement is appointed. ...

Mercer appoints acting CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... continuing in his existing role at the Sydney office. Administration operations leader AUS/NZ Glenna O'Callaghan; head of governance, legal and risk consulting Peter Baker; and workforce management leader Judith Williams were all promoted to partner ...

Responsible investing demand unstoppable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... Australia and NZ's portion pales in comparison on a global scale, sitting at 2.3%, its demand for ethical, social and governance (ESG) products nevertheless, is on an "unstoppable trajectory", says the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. ...