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18 July 2008
CityWire: Asset managers weak on responsible investment, says RImetrics
Source: www.citywire.co.uk
By Richard Harris | 13:40:00 | 18 July 2008
Asset managers are better at articulating a responsible investment strategy than at translating this strategy into effective engagement, research by specialist consultancy RImetrics has found.
The comments came as RImetrics unveiled the Responsible Investment Benchmark (RIB), designed to help asset owners, pension funds and investment consultants evaluate managers against their peers on responsible investment practices.
The benchmark measures average industry performance across strategy, engagement, integration, voting, and transparency and accountability.
Jonathon Horton, chief executive of RImetrics, said RIB was a ‘real breakthrough’ for an industry committed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues but lacking effective tools to act. ‘For the first time asset owners can measure and rate individual asset managers against an independent, credible industry benchmark,’ he said.
‘This is significant as the maxim “if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it” applies in this field as in any other.’
Data was gathered from research covering over half the world’s leading 20 asset managers, representing over $12 trillion of assets under management.
Analysis revealed that managers were generally weak on integrating ESG knowledge gained through engagement or research into their investment practices. The strongest area was proxy voting.
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CityWire: Asset managers weak on responsible investment, says RImetrics
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