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PRI toolkit hits the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... Global Compact Engager and Report Monitor. EIRisk covers principle one or the incorporation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into investment analysis. It describes the layers of risk within each company to make it easier for investors ...

Time to buy Aus shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... research and shareholder activism to gain long-term growth. "A manager's focus on shareholder activism and corporate governance results in outperformance at this stage of the cycle, just as it probably hindered our returns in the fruity years leading ...

EAI merges with PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... better long-term investment returns by assessing the impact of extra financial issues (EFIs), which include corporate governance and climate change, on the company and its performance. EAI's membership includes US based CalSTRS, UK based BT Pension Scheme ...

AIG secures extra A$54bn in liquidity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... subsidiary who were there to represent their company." In a strong signal that the crises will significantly impact governance practices, for AIG but also across the financial sector, Edward M Liddy, AIG chairman and chief executive officer, in a letter ...

AMP wins $42m SRI mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... team left late last year," said Macready. Macready commended AMP for their "very strong" environmental, social and governance principles which has been the key motivator of the mandate. "We've gone into [AMP's] SRI process and we were impressed with ...

UN launches PRI think tank

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... practitioners with a platform to collaborate more closely around areas such as impacts of environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration," said Gifford. Rob Bauer, ECCE director, said the conference and academic network aim to encourage greater ...

Euro SRI market hits $4 trillion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... referring to three institutional strategies across exclusions, engagement and integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk into financial analysis. The report also found SRI assets under management had grown 102 per cent over two years ...

Markets are a public good: PM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... guard. Regulators must instead think counter-cyclically, said the prime minister. "There has been a failure of internal governance within financial institutions. There has also been a failure of external oversight. Regulators have not always recognised ...

Ex-Intech CEO joins Deloitte

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... of Tokyo. He will be using his experience in the asset management sector in Deloitte's operation. "This will include governance and trustee effectiveness, supporting Audit partners Richard Rassi and Tony Brain, as well as advising asset managers on product ...

Managers seek ESG framework

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
Effectively managing and pricing environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into investment processes remains the biggest hurdle for integration. Speaking at the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) conference yesterday, Ian ...