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Impact investing emerges as asset class

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... with the new asset class gaining traction as a viable global investing option. Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) is weighing more on the investment allocation decisions of super funds and heads of investment. Impact investing allows ...

Superpartners adds risk expert to board

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... risk and compliance expert, Merran Kelsall. The superannuation administrator said that Kelsall's passion for corporate governance, strategy and executive coaching made her an ideal candidate for its board. "Ms Kelsall's background in corporate governance ...

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... practices by environmental management, climate change, human and labour rights, supply chain labour standards, corporate governance and countering bribery. Ratings are risk relative and therefore indicate a company's ability to manage its own specific ...

Macq Bank chair resigns

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... from 27 November 2008 to 30 August 2009 when Clarke took a leave of absence and is also chairman of board corporate governance committee, a member of the board audit committee and the board risk committee.

Coalition gives qualified support to reforms

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... around SuperStream. "In particular, sensible changes to streamline super fund operations and to strengthen corporate governance arrangements should be progressed by government as a matter of priority," Cormann said. "The efficiencies from the SuperStream ...

Super education on offer

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... topics including portfolio management and protection, strategy for financial institutions, leadership and corporate governance, marketing management and accounting for management. Course applicants must have either completed an undergraduate business ...

More disclosure pose unintended risks

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... like to spend more time on strategy," Nugent said. Among other findings, the study conducted by Centre for Corporate Governance at UTS, revealed that disclosing information to shareholders on strategic skills and planning of boards remains a challenge ...

AUI appoints head of portfolio management

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... specialist research responsibilities in international equities; currency management; and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) policy. Smith previously worked at Victorian Funds Management Corporation, and Trust Investments Management ...

Board diversity gives greater results

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... after Commonwealth Bank did the same. ACSI's research has been published ahead of the upcoming January ASX Corporate Governance Guidelines that will examine companies' board and senior ranks for female representation. Currently women accounted for 11.1 ...

Challenge your consultants on ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... Kiernan is calling for investors to incorporate "SAI" or strategically aware investing - strategies that embed corporate governance, environmental and social issues among others across their portfolios. Kiernan urged the audience to think beyond ESG ...