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Lonsec launches ESG metric

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... next series of its Better Investment Outcomes metrics, this time including one that targets environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns. As reported in Financial Standard, Lonsec's BIOmetrics are product rating tools designed to facilitate more ...

Energy Super awards $400m equities mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... Reid were able to exhibit the outstanding qualities needed to achieve investment success, including robust corporate governance, realistic strategies to achieve returns, an ease of administration, and effective cost management," Williamson said. Dalton ...

Independence on super boards should be skills based

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
Global investment consultant Mercer has re-entered the debate around superannuation board governance by releasing a report showing an increasing international trend towards assigning independent directors. The report is considered timely as the financial ...

Centrepoint freshens leadership team with two hires

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... Moni from the GARC Committee.A In a statement the company said both have been valued contributors to the strategy, governance and direction of the Centrepoint group.

World's largest sovereign wealth fund divests coal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... the fund revealing in February it had sold shares in 114 companies throughout 2014 based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns. "Our risk-based approach means that we exit sectors and areas where we see elevated levels of risk to our ...

Fight profit shifting, ACTU tells industry funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... fund trustees should use their board influence to treat profit shifting by multi-national companies as a corporate governance issue and also promote infrastructure investment, delegates at the 2015 ACTU Congress were told yesterday. Emma Maiden, deputy ...

Groups call for default super fund decoupling

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... apply its standards of financial planning in the superannuation sector. Recently the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption announced it was seeking submissions to answer why laws denying employees a choice of superannuation fund ...

BNY Mellon to provide ESG insights

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... BNY Mellon has partnered with Dutch research and analysis firm Sustainalytics to provide environmental, social and governance insights to securities issuers. In response to growing ESG concerns in its investor-base, and the growing number of signatories ...

Universities at fossil fuel divestment frontlines

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the UK - 69% of participants believed their stakeholders had Environmental, Social and Governance concerns, with climate change being the most commonly cited issue.

NAB upgrades advice compensation program

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn said. The role and its scope have been verified by third party and specialist in governance Cameron Ralph. "The review led by Cameron Ralph was to ensure no conflicts of interest affected the construction and design ...