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oekom research: ESG ratings improve bond performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability management requirements" with Prime status. In the study, oekem compared the performance of the oekom Prime Portfolio Large Caps (PPLC) - large companies rated best-in-class from a sustainability point of view - to the wider MSCI World ...

LGS hires Scott Armstrong as property portfolio manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has hired Scott Armstrong as property portfolio manager. Armstrong will manage LGS' Local Government Property Fund (LGPF), an unlisted fund comprised of nine NSW commercial, retail and industrial property assets - five office ...

IGCC calls on PM to retain Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
(Ed note: updates substantially with comment from Nathan Fabian of IGCC) The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has published an open letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, urging the federal government to maintain its previous support for the Renewable ...

SEFA finances three social enterprise projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... small loans, especially given we are backing organisations across Australia" Gales said. "It's no coincidence that our portfolio is clustered, geographically. We have three loans out in Cairns, two in Brisbane, three in Sydney, and two in Tasmania. We ...

Catholic Super makes case for global climate policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Among the attendees of the UN Climate Summit this week was Frank Pegan, CEO of Catholic Super, who spoke at a panel discussion to make the case for "bold and consistent" climate policies to facilitate global investment. Frank Pegan (far right), CEO ...

Mercer to analyse climate change portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... coming to grips with the ideas as it was about looking at the climate sensitivity and capacity for resilience in the portfolio. This second study aims to update the approach and focus in on regions, asset classes and some sectors, informed by the new ...

AXA IM launches ESG SmartBeta fund in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Investment] Matt Christensen has in terms of ESG information in the stocks in the MSCI world index, we were able to build a portfolio that shows much better ESG integration but does not sacrifice dimensions of risk and return, and exposure to volatility ...

MSCI assesses future carbon exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
It is possible for institutional investors to reduce their portfolio carbon exposures without drastically increasing tracking error or reducing investment returns, according to MSCI. executive director, global head of ESG research, MSCI MSCI has recently ...

AMP Capital invests in Alterra Power Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... working exclusively with Alterra to close the transaction. "This transaction adds another core infrastructure asset to our portfolio in North America and highlights AMP Capital's continued strength in the energy sector globally," said Andrew Jones, AMP ...

UCA Funds Management appoint independent directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... organisation and their members. It has AU$900 million in assets under management and has three portfolios - the UCA Cash Portfolio, the UCA Growth Portfolio and the UCA Australian Equities Portfolio. See Also: UCA Funds Management adds Transfield Services ...