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South Africa and Brazil take ESG lead

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... and Brazilian companies have been identified for their progress on integrating environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) disclosure by global institutional investors. The Emerging Markets Disclosure Project (EMDP) survey found Brazilian and ...

CSRF lends more weight to domestic equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... assist super funds and other institutions achieve better long term returns by integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment process.

Insurance and finance cos hedge against risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
... three areas for improvement for the respondents, the other two being processes and policies (38 per cent) and risk governance (32 per cent). Brian Greig, head of insurance for KPMG in Australia said that risk amnagement frameworks are "enhanced and already ...

Legalsuper hires investment expert

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... Proebstl, chief executive of legalsuper. "We see this appointment as a logical and prudent step in evolving our investment governance in light of the substantial growth in assets under our stewardship and the increasing diversity of legalsuper's investment ...

UK DB plans must shape up

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... management practices through trustee board meetings which are generally held every three to six months. "Most pension governance arrangements are unable to respond quickly enough to changing economic conditions so schemes often fail to lock in favourable ...

ASIC's Cooper to lead govt review

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... Government's review into Australia's superannuation system. Cooper will lead the Federal Government's review into the governance, efficiency, structure and operation of the country's super system. His team will include Sandy Grant, Brian Wilson, Kevin ...

Net tightens on executive pay

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... bonus payments through the introduction of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) directly linked to industry-benchmarked governance frameworks. "We believe that the balance between performance payments and community achievements can be achieved through stringent ...

Perpetual proposes caps on exec and board pay

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... services industry would be interested in the proposed executive remuneration policies, which are loosely aligned with what governance experts have been lobbying for. In the letter, Savage said that the group reduced cash expenses by over $35 million ...

Solaris signs UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... Donohue, managing director at Solaris Investment Management, said the firm already integrated an environmental, social and governance (ESG) screen into the firm's investment strategy so signing the principles made sense. "The bread and butter of being ...

India markets up 18pc on election

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... insurance, banking and education. This news provides a welcome relief for Indian fund managers after the country's governance practices were called into question following the Satyam Computer Services scandal that rocked India's IT industry. Despite ...