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Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... ESG/SRI AGM series. "The Working Group felt that the series was a highly useful body of work that was able to assist proxy voting decisions and company engagement on remuneration issues," ESG RA said. Eighteen papers were nominated this year, 10 by Elaine ...

Cbus to divest tobacco holdings as stocks fall from highs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... divest its holdings in a particular sector.A Our preference is to work to influence companies through meetings and proxy voting.A However, we took the view that this approach would not work in this case as we would be arguing that tobacco companies cease ...

LGS wins Best Green Super Fund Award

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... of Sustainable Australian Shares as one of the Fund's new single sector investment options. Continued activism in proxy voting on behalf of shareholders with a specific focus on monitoring and curbing excessive executive remuneration and establishing ...

ISN blasts FSC's independence policy

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... members." Members will have access to transparent information on a fund's behaviour through disclosure requirements on proxy voting and environmental, social and governance risks, plus fund structure, through the independence of directors, chairs and ...

Denison: Adviser's action crucial to investment success

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... breach of the Corporations Act. "Many investors said the information sent by 360 was confusing. In particular, the proxy voting form is ambiguous in terms of the treatment of votes from abstaining investors. " Burrows said dialogue with advisers was ...

FSC super governance policy forces independence

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... FSC members after the same date, 2014. While not included in the draft, the FSC has also extended its standard on proxy voting, making it applicable to superannuation funds. Before, the standard only applied to fund managers. This means licensees will ...

Government responds to proxy vote concerns

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... Bernie Ripoll, has intervened to fast-track an amendment through separate legislation, the 'Corporations Amendment (Proxy Voting) Bill 2012', which was introduced into parliament on 24 May 2012. The amendment will clarify that the chair of an AGM, who ...

FSC makes move on fund governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... disclosure of remuneration, conflicts of interest, environmental, social and corporate governance considerations and proxy voting. More specifically, super funds must have an independent chair and the majority of directors must be independent, directors ...

New insto governance service launched

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... was a senior analyst. Ownership Matters will offer services including governance reporting, customised analysis, proxy voting research and litigation support as expert witnesses.

UK green and ethical fund hit $16bn

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... Enhanced ESG Voting Service, which allows investors to consider environmental, social and governance issues when proxy voting. The service provides ESG voting recommendations for portfolios and ensures voting and engagement activities are complementary ...