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Christian Super to merge with Australian Christian Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... churches, not for profit organisations, Christian ministries and businesses. Christian Super's investment ethos is ethical investing without sacrificing financial performance, with allocations towards renewable energy, clean technologies, sustainable ...

Community 21 launches share offer to raise up to AU$4m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... used to fund new initiatives including a crowdfunding project supporting social outcomes, and the development of impact investing vehicles such as a social impact fund, allowing for equity investment in social impact projects, Community 21 said. "When ...

Northern Trust names new global head of ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Northern Trust Asset Management has named Mamadou-Abou Sarr global head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, a newly created role. Mamadou-Abou Sarr global head of ESG investing, Northern Trust Asset Management, Northern Trust Sarr ...

Northern Trust's Bowers on ESG and funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... principle is about wanting to do good, not just around giving, but how can we do that with the asset that we have and investing in a responsible manner," he said. Northern Trust entered the Australian market with its asset servicing business after winning ...

Farmland attractive to super funds, but liquidity a concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... understanding of the megatrends I have described has led pension funds to allocate investment to farmland. Funds that are investing include US TIAA-CREF, Swedish AP2 and AP3, Netherlands APG, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and NZ Super." Noble ...

Foresters Community Finance, InterFinancial to partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... a real say in the direction of SIA, and we do recognise that this is an opportunity as well to be involved in impact investing." Foresters and InterFinancial will work together to "enhance the management and development of an innovative range of impact ...

Northern Trust ESG index range crosses US$1 billion mark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... investors in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. "Investors' objectives vary considerably when it comes to ESG investing, so thoughtful product innovation and design are paramount," said John Krieg, head of sales and client service for Northern ...

AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... there's a private equity fund which is looking at renewables and climate change exposures in a positive way through investing in energy efficiency companies or service companies. That fund already has a forestry company there as one of the assets. So ...

KPMG finds companies invest $12.2bn in social programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... programs in relation to communities really well to business benefit," Woo said. "If you connect the reasons why you're investing in the community to a business benefit, you're anchoring it. You're anchoring the focus of the investment to the business ...

AXA IM develops impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... responsible investment, AXA IM AXA IM has allocated EUR150 million in internal funds to the fund of fund strategy for impact investing, and will seek to have it fully invested by the end of 2014, Matt Christensen, global global head of responsible investment ...