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NZ Super Fund selects Northern Trust for passive mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... them obtain efficient market exposure to their designated index, whilst supporting their goals for socially responsible investing," said Wayne Bowers, chief investment officer for Northern Trust Asset Management for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia ...

Emma Herd appointed IGCC CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... position and commercial response to the introduction of carbon markets and developing commercial opportunities in CleanTech investing. "2015 is a milestone year for investors and climate change, with a rapid acceleration in investor engagement and positive ...

Australian Ethical launches Emerging Companies Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... advisers and investors. mFund is ASX's managed funds settlement service, aimed at reducing time and costs associated with investing in managed funds for investors, brokers and fund managers. "Our strong and consistent long-term performance hasn't come ...

Early stages for ESG-factor investing: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Australia and around the world are still in early stages of uptake in both environmental, social and governance (ESG)-factor investing and in quantitative-based tailored approaches to risk and return, according to Northern Trust. Wayne Bowers, CEO, CIO ...

Decarbonising economy requires sophisticated investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... all our non-renewable power and achieve that world, but thinking about the transition period." Part of that process is investing in companies that invest in renewable energy, but it's also about engaging with companies to improve their reporting around ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... a legal test case "if some funds continue to fall below the standards required of them." Last week, Mercer launched Investing in a Time of Climate Change, a follow up on its 2011 study, Climate Change Scenarios - Implications for Strategic Asset Allocation ...

Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... factor it into their risk modelling as they would other factors, according to Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer Mercer has launched Investing in a Time of Climate Change, a follow up on its 2011 study, Climate ...

NFPs must align investments with mission: Koda Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Capital. Knowles outlined a series of questions posed at investment committees of endowments at non-profits in a paper, Investing for Non-profits: Essential Questions for Board and Committee Members, which is intended to provoke leaders to address issues ...

Vote Your Pension platform calls for global member action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... to support a resolution at the Chevron AGM that was filed by US group As You Sow. The resolution asks Chevron to stop investing capital to explore reserves of unburnable carbon and instead return capital to shareholders. In addition to AODP and The Climate ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance receives $33m federal funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... the NILS process, as well as looking to new providers to partner with on the NILS and StepUP scheme. "We will also be investing very heavily in locations and provider organisations that are able to reach large numbers of people - the money will go a ...