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Sustainability grows in EMs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... Mercer and commissioned by the IFC, fund managers are increasing their interest in environmental, social and corporate governance factors in their investment decisions in emerging markets. The research notes that sustainable investments now account for ...

Pay to perform

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... termination payments cap was among the fundamental reforms proposed by governance expert Regnan, which consults on corporate governance issue on behalf of super funds and fund managers. Regnan's managing director Erik Mather said they "consulted widely" ...

Governance indices create illusions: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... future investment returns. A major paper published in the Columbia Law Review, 'The Promise and Peril of Corporate Governance Indices' by Sanjai Bhagat, Brian Bolton and Roberta Romano, from the Universities of Colorado, New Hampshire and Yale, has found ...

Power to the people: Hermes

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... Hermes Equity Ownership Services, is a long-time advocate of shareholder empowerment - and he sees neglect of corporate governance by pension funds as a leading cause of the financial crisis. "As a result of this global crisis, pension funds are showing ...

UniSuper wins Investment Stewardship award

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... were evaluated according to financial results, product innovation, service quality, investment philosophy, corporate governance and risk management.

Carthona endorses UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... principles will act in the "best long-term interests" of its clients. "We believe that environmental, social and corporate governance issues can affect the performance of investment portfolios to varying degrees across companies, sectors, regions, asset ...

Future Fund seek RI and IT professionals

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... the Fund meet its obligation to maximise returns with acceptable risk, while having regard to best practice corporate governance principles," said the fund. Key areas of focus include developing an overarching responsible investment framework, managing ...

Local super funds welcome Obama admin move

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... for leading investment executives and pension funds with the largest US pension fund, CalPERS, appointing a corporate governance chief this week.

UK coalition pushes responsible investment cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UN PRI) which commits firms to engage with firms on corporate governance and environmental and social concerns. In addition, the group said a collective reporting body should be set up to guarantee ...

Instos target water usage

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... availability can become a constraint to economic growth." Wilco van Heteren, Robeco senior engagement specialist for corporate governance and sustainability, said this collaborative effort sends a strong signal to companies. "Water sustainability is ...