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Chinese equities poised for reform: BlackRock

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... Jing Ning, portfolio manager, BlackRock Asian Fundamental Equity team. How local governments interact with Beijing, environmental protection and the accurate pricing of resources are the areas BlackRock expects will be subject to reforms, she said. Ning ...

New funds on Emerald Wrap

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... Dover Financial Advisers, it said in a statement. "We find that most managers now understand the need to consider Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance factors in their portfolio construction process," said Justin Medcalf, Managing Director ...

Hermes launches global quant equities ESG strategy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
Hermes Fund Managers has announced the launch of a new global quantitative equities Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) strategy. The new product, which has an active exposure to global equities whilst specifically incorporating ESG factors, is ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... speech at the Australian Sustainability Conference and Exhibition on the topic of How will sustainable growth and environmental protection be achieved as Asia's primacy increases this century?. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed 0.7 per cent ...

VicSuper and Vision Super in merger talks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... retirement savings. "There's also a strong philosophical alignment, with both funds committed to EESG (economic, environmental, social and governance) principles. We are currently exploring whether a merger of our two funds would ultimately result in ...

Greater teamwork for ESG: Towers Watson

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... investors now need to incorporate longer time horizons and adapt to the structural changes coming from economic, environmental, social and corporate governance factors to be successful, he said. "The challenges for sustainable investing are crystal clear ...

ISN blasts FSC's independence policy

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... 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 conflict of interest prohibition ...

AusEthical announces 64% profit drop

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... founded in 1986, provides ethical superannuation and managed funds through investments in companies based on their environmental, social and governance performance.

FSC super governance policy forces independence

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... preceding three years. To promote transparency and best practice, licensees will also need to develop and implement an environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk management policy. None of these requirements were included in APRA's proposed prudential ...

Greens plan to fell Westpac-backed logging

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... yesterday heard the motion from Rhiannon, who wants Parliamentary support for a review and possible withdrawal of environmental awards previously given to Westpac via the Banksia Environmental Foundation, which administers the Prime Minister's environmental ...