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AMP appoints ESG research associate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... and energy sectors. Andrews started at the company on Monday 23 April 2012, and reports to AMP Capital's head of ESG research Dr Ian Woods.

CAER and GBST launch new ESG tool

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... intent expressed in mandate agreements and fund reporting." Duncan Paterson, CAER, chief executive officer said while ESG research providers have been working directly with clients on these issues for sometime, the GBST/CAER offering is novel in its ...

ESG RA Awards celebrate industry achievers

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
Macquarie Securities and Citi took out the top awards at the third annual ESG Research Australia Awards, presented in Melbourne. Celebrating the field of ESG-inclusive research conducted by stock-brokers in Australian equities, 24 research papers were ...

IFM launches ESG responsible portfolio options

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... responsibly," said Azhar Abidi, director of sustainability and responsible investment at IFM. IFM has said it is using MSCI ESG Research's quantitative dataset to support the integration of ESG into the investment process.

Local Government Super adopts ESG risk tools

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... new Carbon Emissions and ESG reporting capability will allow the super fund to lead the industry in this area. MSCI ESG Research said it will also assess each LGS portfolio in comparison to relevant benchmarks, rating each portfolio's carbon intensity ...

Tributes flow for governance visionary

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... tireless in advocating that Australian institutional investors not only had a right but a responsibility to integrate ESG research into their investment decision making process. "And most of all Erik was a very good man who will be sadly missed by so ...

AustralianSuper creates governance role

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... and governance (ESG) research, policy development and integration after two decades with Goldman Sachs as head of ESG research. This is the latest move by the super behemoth to position itself in ESG. In April, AustralianSuper hired a consultant to analyse ...

Plato appoints senior portfolio manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... responsibilities will include research into quantitative stock selection models, alpha generation, portfolio construction and ESG research. Prior to SSGA, Kennedy worked at Barra and Merrill Lynch as head of equity derivative research - Asia Pac ex Japan. ...

AMP Capital adds ESG researcher

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... where he provided sustainable investment research to institutional investors. Carlsson-Sweeny previously worked in ESG research at Scandinavian investment bank, Carnegie Investment Bank, for three years. Prior to that role he worked at Macquarie Bank ...

Australian ESG expert claims world-first

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... Paterson, chief executive of CAER, said the certification will help lift the standards, transparency and consistency of ESG research around the world. For example, under the audit, any of CAER's clients are guaranteed that the method and quality of ESG ...