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Aon signs UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
Aon Consulting Worldwide has taken a serious stance in managing environmental, social and governance issues by becoming a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Signing the PRI will formalise Aon's use of the ...

Industry gathers for ESG academy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... which will comprise of a number of internationally recognised research reports on integrating environmental, social and governance into financial reports and other sustainability issues. Gibbs said the academy's curriculum would not only target fund ...

ESG assets made clear: JPMorgan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... ESG-friendly screen. Unveiled three months ago in Europe, JPMorgan has developed a post-trade environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance reporting service to help finance institutions comply with their socially responsible investment (SRI) ...

UBS restructures core business

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... bank. We have substantially reduced our risk exposures, balance sheet, costs and personnel, made changes in our group governance model and initiated remediation measures. "I am determined to make the management of UBS more effective. These fundamental ...

Credit crisis flicks PRI switch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... the start of the year. These figures suggest mainstream investors are taking climate change, environmental social and governance (ESG) factors more seriously since the global credit crisis. "I think the increasing support for the PRI despite the credit ...

Govt policies block choice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... reduce competition. "Senator Sherry has 14 reviews outstanding across his portfolio of superannuation and corporate governance. There is a real risk of the financial services industry being strangled by regulation arising from these reviews," he said. ...

UN PRI enlists 400 firms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... regarded as a blueprint for financial institutions wishing to incorporate 'sustainable' or environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles into the way the operate. Australia has one of the highest UN PRI participation rates in the world with over ...

New Aus Ethical CIO aids expansion strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... current client base into the mainstream," he said. "There's a pretty widespread awareness of environmental, social and governance factors in the institutional market."

S&P names 2008 Fund Awards finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... investment team, and investment process; supported by appropriate risk management, compliance, administration, and governance," said Jeff Mitchell, a director in the Fund Services team.

Fundies use proxy voting

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
US fund managers drive better governance in the companies they invest in by using proxy votes to block board decisions that are not in the shareholder's best interest, a study found. The Investment Company Institute (ICI) analysed more than 3.5 million ...