ESG
ACSI wants easier path for shareholder resolutions on ESG
ACSI wants shareholders to have a better chance of calling public companies to account on ESG issues at annual general meetings.
Meredith BoothOctober 27, 2017
shareholders
Unintentional
Maverick Series video – Gonski part VI
If the average length of stay by shareholders in the top 200 US companies is 20 minutes, what is the impact of that on long-term investing? Watch David Gonski, chairman of the Future Fund, share his views on high-frequency trading and the economics of investment.
Staff WriterMarch 25, 2013
Investment Strategy
Asset managers decry share sale process
Guy Foster, head of equity capital markets in Australia for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, was red in the face. It may not have necessarily been because three asset managers at the Ownership Matters governance conference were voicing criticism of investment banks hired to sell shares for companies. “Long-term shareholders are discriminated against” in many […]
I & T NewsApril 4, 2012
Investment Strategy
Setting the record straight
Conexus Financial has a clear policy on how to handle corrections in all of its publications: I&T News, Investment Magazine, Professional Planner, Professional Planner Online and Top1000funds.com.
I & T NewsOctober 4, 2011
Investment Strategy
MLC’s Brian Parker: UBS trading loss highlights importance of risk managment
Brian Parker, investment strategist at MLC Investment Management which manages about $55 billion, says the $2.3-billion trading loss suffered by UBS AG has many “observers shaking their heads.”
I & T NewsSeptember 20, 2011
Unintentional
Funds pressured to reverse shareholder inactivism
A rallying cry at superannuation conferences is for sharper shareholder engagement with investee companies, aimed at unlocking more value for members. But strangely, the investment managers dedicated to this pursuit – activists – are largely absent from the domestic market. This is despite the wealth of underperforming target companies, and the good track record established […]
Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2009
Unintentional
Funds pressured to reverse shareholder inactivism
A rallying cry at superannuation conferences is for sharper shareholder engagement with investee companies, aimed at unlocking more value for members. But strangely, the investment managers dedicated to this pursuit – activists – are largely absent from the domestic market. This is despite the wealth of underperforming target companies, and the good track record established […]
Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2009
Investment Strategy
LGSS completes active equities restructure
The $4.7 billion NSW Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) has terminated two mandates with active Australian equity managers and awarded a new mandate worth $110 million to a Sydney-based active boutique in the final stage of the restructure of its domestic equities portfolio.
Staff WriterJuly 27, 2009