Ethics & Governance Articles

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HENDRIE KOSTER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
Many of the key themes seen in the superannuation industry over the last couple of years remain constant as we enter 2016, with continued emphasis on post-retirement and outcome-based investing, ensuring strategies are flexible and tailored to meet ... Read more
HELGA BIRGDEN , KAREN LOCKRIDGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Imagine the investable universe could be examined through a telescope. The simplest scope might give you a better view of the more obvious risks and opportunities out there on your investment time horizon. Just as an astronomer needs to see farther ... Read more
REBECCA JAMES  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
In an attempt to simplify the superannuation guarantee (SG) regime, and reduce the penalties associated with the SG charge (SGC), the federal government has introduced the draft Superannuation Guarantee Legislation Amendment (Simplification) Bill 2015 ... Read more
STAN RICKERT  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
This paper examines Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues first from a company's perspective and then from a shareholder's or investor's perspective. It discusses how the two positions are reconciled so that mutually beneficial ... Read more
GEOFF WARREN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Investing in illiquid assets - such as unlisted property, infrastructure or even small cap stocks - entails additional costs and risks, and constraints an investor. As it is entirely reasonable to expect additional returns in compensation, it is often ... Read more
Michelle Levy
MICHELLE LEVY  |  SUNDAY, 4 AUG 2013
Superannuation fund trustees and their lawyers (including this one) have been grappling for years with what the covenant in section 52(2)(c) of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (the SIS Act) means. What must a trustee do to exercise ... Read more
Susheela Peres da Costa
AMANDA WILSON , SUSHEELA PERES DA COSTA  |  SUNDAY, 4 AUG 2013
Regnan's Amanda Wilson and Susheela Peres da Costa look at the controversial issue of executive remuneration. Read more
JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  SUNDAY, 4 AUG 2013
Last month's United Nations Climate Summit saw a flurry of announcements from some of the world's major institutional investors, ranging from pledges to divest from fossil fuels, to calls on governments to introduce carbon pricing. But how serious ... Read more
GORDON HAGART  |  SUNDAY, 4 AUG 2013
ACSI's latest paper on sustainability reporting in Australia reveals a steady improvement, but finds some companies are still falling short. Read more
Mans Carlsson
MANS CARLSSON  |  SUNDAY, 4 AUG 2013
AMP Capital senior research analyst Mans Carlsson-Sweeny draws some key distinctions between environment, social and governance (ESG) investing, and its sister disciplines of responsible and ethical investment. Read more