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Mercer ratings demonstrate challenge of integrating ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... strategies integrate ESG into the active construction of portfolio choices, said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer. "It's a number which is reflecting the challenge of integrating ESG fully," Birgden said. "It reflects ...

Finsia: ESG consistent with superannuation fiduciary duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds in relation to such implementation will be of value." Although the guide mentions ethical/values-based investing principles, the paper focuses on ESG investment principles, particularly as formulated under the UN Principles for Responsible ...

IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... expect some sort of financial return - what that return is, is up to them," Major said. "But we don't think they can be investing without an expectation of return because it might lead to sub-optimal allocations on their part." At this point, it is naturally ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... engage with policy makers and companies and that's borne outside of this survey," said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer. "Many institutional investors wouldn't be allocating 10% of their risk budget to the issue ...

Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... make. "When it comes to sustainability reporting, it's very different," Vamos said. "The different levels of ethical investing and sustainability and sustainable investing and the different levels of ethical screens, you've got what I call the light ...

Optus CR discloses responsible marketing, customer service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... year. Optus also made capital expenditures of AU$1bn in 2010/2011. To improve the customer experience, Optus reported investing AU$250m to upgrade IT systems "so we can better understand our customers' needs and provide them with high level online functionality." ...

Emerald Wrap to launch RI investment platform in March

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Ultimately, we feel that RI makes sense, however a lot of clients will be transitioning from a more traditional type of investing to RI or ESG investing. We'll continue to steer traditional funds to include ESG in their process." Emerald Wrap have lined ...

Using ESG factors to broaden fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... investment risk perspective, or whether you're taking a reputational perspective, that is, we don't want to be seen as investing in or supporting certain activities, I think that it's possible, if you're looking at it from a reputational perspective ...

IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... the ones that are the highest priority, but we will for example be articulating the barriers that constrain us from investing more in these assets," Fabian said. "We also hope to be able to give specific examples of good projects, but what we have to ...

Business, investors get certainty as carbon package passes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... in Austrade seminars in London about the legislation and said that there was interest from banks and investors about investing in Australia. "There was a lot of interest in that," he said. "Actually, I think you'll see a lot of overseas inters in participating ...