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VIX says no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
We were just full of it yesterday, weren't we? Yes Virginia, we were filled with the words fear, anxiety, panic, doom and all else in between that spells M-E-L-T-D-O-W-N. We were so full of it that at one point, I thought it was already October - you ...

Japan shall overcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
The still-unfolding disaster in Japan is sapping the optimism off financial markets. Stock markets rallied yesterday but it looks like they'll be down again today. Volatility is the order of today and would remain so for as long as strong aftershocks ...

Unknown unknowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
"Beware the ides of March." I thought I wasn't going to get to use this phrase as some form of metaphor for financial market behaviour this month. There were concerns over escalating price of oil due to tensions in the Middle East and Africa, there ...

Super funds still lag in understanding ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
From trustee duties to properly implementing ESG practices, super funds still have a fair way to go in properly incorporating environmental, social and governance factors in their investments, a new report found. New research by Corporate Analysis ...

Ausbil Dexia signs ESG deal with CAER

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
Ausbil Dexia has signed up for environmental, social and governance (ESG) research services from Canberra-based CAER. The employee-owned, boutique fund manager's ESG product, the Dexia Sustainable Global Equity Fund (DSEF), was established back in 2004 ...

Australian ESG expert claims world-first

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
Canberra-based researcher CAER becomes the first non-European organisation to get a Voluntary Quality Standard (VQS) badge for its work on assessing environmental, social, governance (ESG) and ethical performance analysis of companies. The certification ...

ASX companies fall short on corruption disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
Australian listed companies are not properly addressing potential corruption and bribery issues of their employees, a study revealed, amid one of Australia's biggest mining company's being forced to defend itself against corruption allegations. CAER ...

The Ides of March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
In the Roman calendar, the ides of March refers to the 15th day of the month of March. It was a festive day celebrating the Mars, the god of war. In modern times it has taken on an ominous sense ever since Julius Caesar's assassination on this date ...

PRI toolkit hits the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
EIRIS and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) are launching a toolkit to help signatories implement the first three principles around integration, engagement and disclosure. The EIRIS PRI Toolkit includes three tools named EIRisk, Global ...

Game on for sustainability

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
Index firm FTSE has launched the Australia version of the established FTSE4Good Global index, which features the country's 'green' companies and is also a means to compare company best practice. The FTSE4Good Australia 30 Index contains Australia's ...