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MSCI measures insto ESG exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... products and services help address major social and environmental challenges. MSCI managing director and global head of ESG research, Linda-Eling Lee, said the latest framework was developed following a client consultation with more than 25 global asset ...

Sustainalytics sets up shop in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
ESG researcher Sustainalytics has opened its Sydney office. The company, which has provided responsible investment research to clients including BNY Mellon, Morningstar and ING Investment Management, said this move "expands Sustainalytics' global footprint ...

S&P launches long-term sustainability index

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched the S&P Long-Term Value Creation (LTVC) Global Index, aimed at tracking companies with the potential to create "long-term value". Developed jointly with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the LTVC index measures ...

AMP appoints ESG analyst

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... research team to increase the manager's focus on corporate governance. Kristen Le Mesurier will report to head of ESG research Ian Woods and joins AMP from AAP Securities, where she was associate director of financials on the institutional desk. At AAP ...

ANU enlists CAER for ESG research

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Investment Office of the Australian National University (ANU) has enlisted the services of research group CAER to research and rate the companies in which invests according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The announcement ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
The Who's Who in ESG research attended this week's annual ESG RA Research Awards and the results are a mix of good, bad and magnificent. Elaine Prior is a name that needs no introduction in Australia's ESG broking community. Her research into the subject ...

How green are 'green funds'?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... Fund in companies such as BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Oil Search, Aurora Oil & Gas, and Ausdrill. Dr Ian Woods, head of ESG research at AMP Capital, said the inclusion of such companies was based on careful analysis of a number of environmental, social ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
In the new edition of Financial Standard, we feature the winners of the annual ESG Research Australia (ESG RA), what strategies are set to dominate Australian equities over the next five to 10 years and platform trends in financial planning. Our back ...

Bribery and corruption concerns for super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... research industry thematics and ESG analyst said. Last month, Citi was awarded Best ESG Broking Firm of 2012 at the ESG Research Australia awards, where Ann Byrne, chief executive of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) reminded ...

ESG risks can wipe $21.4bn off sharemarket: study

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... that affects companies now and regulating utilities in the future," she said. The paper received the Best Piece of ESG Research award at the ESG Research Australia awards, held yesterday in Sydney.