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Morningstar creates carbon risk investment tool

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... Carbon Risk Score based on company-level carbon risk assessments from Sustainalytics, a provider of ESG and corporate governance ratings and research. The assessments can also be viewed among a larger set of 70 Morningstar portfolio Carbon Metrics that ...

"Collegiality" hinders appointments of female executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... Oliver said. Earlier this month, the 30% Club called for male directors who have served longer than the ASX Corporate Governance Council's recommended tenure to be replaced by female directors. The 30% Club was launched in 2015 with the aim of getting ...

Blue Sky funds downgraded after profit revisions

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... benchmark and peers," and that "there is a greater-than average risk of underperformance over the medium term." Corporate governance was also cited as a concern. The Blue Sky Alliance Fund - Dynamic Macro Portfolio was downgraded to 3.5 stars, or "low ...

Mercer expands responsible investment team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... opportunities relevant to KPMG clients. Mercer says the hires will focus on integrating environmental, social and corporate governance risks and opportunities into client portfolios. Mercer global business leader in responsible investment Helga Birgden ...

WAM Capital founding director resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... director," Wilson said. "She is a highly experienced legal academic with exceptional experience in commercial law, corporate governance, finance and technology." WAM currently manages six LICs, representing about $3 billion in capital for more than 53,000 ...

Diversity leads growth manager in new direction

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... in the UK," she said. It also spills to Platypus' investment model and the commonly held line that "poor corporate governance leads to poor financial performance." Brooke adds "there's more evidence that diversity does link with equity returns." Stevanovic ...

US hedge fund slams Blue Sky

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... that is, on average, 13% of their fee-earning AUM. "If we apply the same ratio to Blue Sky, and factor in a corporate governance discount, we estimate that the company's shares are worth at most $2.66 per share," Glaucus said. Blue Sky went into a trading ...

Industry fund CIO retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... options "that not only met the preferences of members but also supported and encouraged sound practices in corporate governance, ethical business conduct as well as a commitment to minimising adverse impact on the environment." Chief executive Frank ...

Insto investors looking for company transparency: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... trillion in assets under management, 58% of which was actively managed. Respondents were mostly heads of corporate governance, followed by ESG analysts, responsible investment analysts, heads of investment stewardship, portfolio managers, chief investment ...

Acorns Australia restructures after $150m milestone

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... Emerald Portfolio: a diversified portfolio of equities, bonds and cash with an environmental, social and corporate governance overlay. It has exposure to the Russell Investments Australian Responsible Investment ETF and BetaShares Global Sustainability ...