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International pension fund creates stewardship group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... stewardship responsibilities and specific action plans from a long-term strategic perspective. The group will also analyse environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in domestic and international equities, and "promote collaboration between equity ...

Research shows ethical investing at tipping point

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
Six million working Australian's are "highly ethically active" according to research conducted by Australian Ethical, which the asset manager said would lead to mainstream products adopting tighter ESG screens. Australian Ethical predicted that the ...

NAS appoints data partner

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... complex), security reference, analytics, corporate actions, fixed income analytical data, FX cross rates, benchmarks, environmental, social and governance data. NAS acting executive general manager David Knights said the custodian appointed Thomson Reuters ...

New how-to guide for ESG reporting

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... information. In turn the groups have updated their joint guide for Australian companies on how to identify and report environmental, social and governance issues. Releasing the 2015 ESG Reporting Guide for Australian Companies yesterday, FSC chief executive ...

Three super funds take responsible investment gong

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... individual advisers for their commitment to responsible or "ethical" investments - specifically, those that focus on environmental, social and governance issues. The upgraded program places special emphasis on internal governance and verification processes ...

Norwegian fund reviews ESG approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... a broad set of long-term risks in their strategies, investment plans, risk management and reporting. Monitoring environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks in the portfolio is an important part of Norges Bank Investment Management's (NBIM) work ...

Now is the time to accommodate the sellers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... attractive. This could include pharmaceuticals, ecommerce, the expansion of services being offered in the cloud, environmental technology, online travel agents and sensors. One of the key forces in play is the displacement of labour by machines. Some ...

Impact investments the next wave for RI

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... investment management firm said coal-related companies that remain in investment portfolios can be monitored through environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis, including the actions such companies are taking to promote energy efficiency. "Engagement ...

S&P launches long-term sustainability index

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... Indices, offered jointly by RobecoSAM and S&P Dow Jones Indices, which are limited to companies that pass RobecoSAM's environmental, social and governance (ESG) evaluations, collectively called the Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). Morningstar ...

CalPERS chief executive retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... scandal by former officials, including its former chief executive. Under Stausboll's leadership CalPERS integrated environmental, social and governance factors in to its investment portfolio; it navigated sweeping reforms and laws related to placement ...