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ESG RA to award best stockbroking research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... Byrne, chief executive officer of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors; Pru Bennett, head of corporate governance at BlackRock Investment Management; and Simon O'Connor, chief executive of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia ...

Advisers overlooking business development

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... practice in the next five to ten years," he said. According to the survey, more than 60% of advisers rated corporate governance as the number one (47%) or number two (17%) service they value most for their dealer fees. Around 55% ranked administration ...

Coalition wants fund governance changes: Fletcher

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... structured. "The Coalition has committed to improve superannuation governance, by implementing a series of corporate governance reforms recommended by the Cooper Review but not progressed by Labor," said Fletcher. Fletcher said that Australia's retirement ...

Advisers must ask clients about SRI investing: Australian Ethical

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... about wanting to make a positive difference on issues such as the environment, sustainability and ethical corporate governance then it must obligate financial planners to ask their clients about socially responsible investing, according to Australian ...

Corporate governance boosted by two-strike rule

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
The 'two-strike rule' on remuneration has improved corporate governance by making company directors more accountable to their shareholders, according to AMP Capital. The investment manager has been a long supporter of the rule which was brought in on ...

New funds on Emerald Wrap

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... in a statement. "We find that most managers now understand the need to consider Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance factors in their portfolio construction process," said Justin Medcalf, Managing Director of The Emerald Club.

Big infrastructure underscores China growth

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... banks in tier two and three cities that need to advance their offerings. "While there are concerns about corporate governance, the technological and social infrastructure is very different than in Australia, and it's surprising to see just how advanced ...

Murdoch defies shareholder sentiment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... Graeme Russell, chief executive of First Super, prior to the meeting. Murdoch, who has faced questions about corporate governance since the phone-hacking scandal hit UK tabloid the News of The World last year, was highly scathing of protesting voters. ...

Who you know overshadows rules: Freehills view on Asia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... Studies this month, said, "Relationships are more important than rules and you must accept the limitations of corporate governance." Back was not advising against direct investment in Asia, but warned it must be done judiciously with meticulous research ...

Greater teamwork for ESG: Towers Watson

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... longer time horizons and adapt to the structural changes coming from economic, environmental, social and corporate governance factors to be successful, he said. "The challenges for sustainable investing are crystal clear: investors struggle with the ...

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Aware Super reshapes governance team, appoints chief risk officer

VINNY VUCAGO
Aware Super has announced a leadership reshuffle, appointing a new chief risk officer amid the departure of its long-serving group executive of legal.

IFM lifts stake in Atlas Arteria to 40% after upping offer price

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
IFM Investors has raised its stake in Atlas Arteria from 34.5% to 38.3% in an on-market stock purchase, just a day after it raised its offer price for the toll road operator to $5.10 per security.

Zenith bolsters research, investment capabilities with new hires

MATTHEW WAI
Zenith has announced two senior appointments to strengthen its research and portfolio management divisions.

Regulators push for stronger stress-testing capability, resilience

KARREN VERGARA
The ability to remain resilient and manage liquidity pressures amid severe, multi-dimensional stress scenarios is an area of focus that APRA and ASIC want superannuation funds to improve.

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