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Northern Trust to open asset management in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Trust Asset Management's offering will leverage off of existing mandate wins to manage global equities portfolios with ESG screens, Singh said. "We've been appointed by LUCRF and NZ Super, and that gives us the credibility and the ability to differentiate ...

Altius Asset Management launches sustainable bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... portfolio made up of government, semi-government and corporate bonds that conform to Altius's sustainability policy. The fund screens out bonds from issuers whose primary business activity is at odds with the fund's defined ESG principles, including ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... allocation, 15 to 45% is allocated towards interest bearing investments and 5-20% is allocated to cash. The fund features screens for ethical investments and environmental, social and government factors. This fossil fuel free policy extends to the cash ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... will be posted on The Sustainability Report in the near future. See Also: Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

LGS hires Scott Armstrong as property portfolio manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... commenced his role at LGS on 7 October, replacing Andrew Kim. See Also: Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Whitehaven Coal and AGL - and there are a number of international companies we will divest from." The changes to LGS's negative screens were driven by the fund's analysis that this sector will "adversely affected from an investment perspective by the ...

Future Super launches as first fossil-fuel free fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... allocation, 15 to 45% is allocated towards interest bearing investments and 5-20% is allocated to cash. The fund features screens for ethical investments and environmental, social and government factors. "We have an approved investment universe of 120 ...

Ethinvest model portfolios continue to outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... healthcare and Telstra, that's been the sweet spot." Both the ASX50 and ASX100 model portfolios are constructed around negative screens. Companies that are given a red rating - companies that Ethinvest deems as being damaging to people or the environment ...

Northern Trust's Bowers on ESG and funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Management's international business to manage an AU$220 million global equity index mandate that incorporates the fund's ESG screens, which exclude tobacco companies and cluster munitions manufacturers. "One of the things Northern Trust always ensures ...

Northern Trust ESG index range crosses US$1 billion mark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... an AU$220 million global equity index mandate that incorporates the fund's environmental, social and governance (ESG) screens. "We are delighted to see such a landmark investment in our European fund family," said Mamadou-Abou Sarr, senior investment ...