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Big lift in company corporate governance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
Australia's largest publicly listed companies meet most best practice guidelines for corporate governance even though full independence remains a major challenge. "Overall the corporate governance structures for the top 20 companies by market capitalisation ...

UK instos back climate change fundie

... equity investor projects covering issues as diverse as climate change and the Pharma business model, to US corporate governance and executive remuneration. Acting for 378 universities and academic institutions, the USS has more than $61.7 billion in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
... Brown Ltd and Austar United Communications Ltd hold annual general meetings. BDO Kendalls releases its Top 20 Corporate Governance Report. Yesterday, the Australian share market closed more than one per cent down after weaker commodity prices, particularly ...

UN PRI needs public reporting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
... reporting standards should be enforced to ensure finance institutions are actively applying environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into their investment framework and business operations. "How do we set up the structures where we can tell ...

Northern Trust expands reporting tools

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
... exposure reporting to 'extreme market events' testing, Northern Trust leaves no stone unturned in its new suite of governance reporting tools. The overseas custodian, better known locally as the custodian for the $60-billion plus Future Fund, has enhanced ...

Mercer zeroes in on ESG managers

... its manager research process to evaluate the extent fund managers pro-actively integrate environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) into their mainstream investment process. The new research approach will give Australian investors a chance to ...

JP Morgan runs ESG checks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
JP Morgan has developed a post-trade environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance reporting service to help finance institutions comply with their socially responsible investment (SRI) policies. Using its existing post trade compliance reporting ...

Westscheme tackles ESG with Regnan

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Climate change, energy use, good governance principles. Environmental, social and corporate governance issues (ESG) have become priorities of industry super fund Westscheme after appointing specialist advisor Regnan to help screen its investment options. ...

MGI buys Omega stake

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... with Macquarie Global Investors would provide the firm with operational infrastructure, assist them in their corporate governance procedures and boost Omega's working capital. "Macquarie will be the responsible entity for any funds we launch to the market ...

ASEAN's mute economic muscle

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... initial donation. While Australia will be under pressure to supplement these donations, massive concerns with Myanmar's governance will prohibit too much involvement. Nonetheless Australia is expected to play a major role in organised relief efforts ...