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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 ...

Dow Jones launches Islamic ASEAN index

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... has been licensed to Malaysia-based Corston-Smith Asset Management to be used as the basis for a long-only corporate governance investment fund. "ASEAN member countries are among the fastest emerging economies in Asia. The Dow Jones Islamic Market ASEAN ...

UniSuper ramps up Asia corporate governance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
The $23 billion UniSuper is taking the corporate governance of its $1 billion investments in Asia to new heights - the fund is extending its proxy voting policy for shareholders to include ventures in the region. UniSuper has already commenced voting ...

IML signs UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
... the principles into its business. "IML actively votes its stock holdings with reference to best practice corporate governance principles," he said. "Specifically, IML recognises that the earnings of companies with a good ESG record, among other factors ...

AIG gets another A$57 billion bail-out

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... Congress in October. As part of the latest deal, AIG has agreed to follow stringent executive remuneration and corporate governance conditions, according to a statement issued by the US Treasury.

Depression talk ill-informed and ignores history

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... country's deposit insurance guarantee, low interest rates and stronger balance sheets due to more stringent corporate governance imposed on companies. Moreover, in 1929 the US Federal Reserve was only a decade and a half old, was operating according ...

GSJBW team heads up boutique

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... access to back-office, product and distribution services to Fairview including access to custody services and corporate governance functions. The consideration of the transaction remains confidential. Fairview will operate as an independent business ...

Time to buy Aus shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... research and shareholder activism to gain long-term growth. "A manager's focus on shareholder activism and corporate governance results in outperformance at this stage of the cycle, just as it probably hindered our returns in the fruity years leading ...

EAI merges with PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... better long-term investment returns by assessing the impact of extra financial issues (EFIs), which include corporate governance and climate change, on the company and its performance. EAI's membership includes US based CalSTRS, UK based BT Pension Scheme ...

ASIC restructures staff line-up

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... deterrence teams formed to focus on various aspects of the financial markets including financial services and corporate governance. Meanwhile, the real economy team has been boosted by internal promotions. Carlos Iglesias appointed senior executive leader ...