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Sustainable investing needed as global economy transforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... and investors are at a moment of transformational change across all three ESG areas. The Towers Watson paper integrates research from Oxford University that suggests the world is at a moment of transformation change based on substantial changes such ...

Omega Global Investors hires investment research analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
Fund manager Omega Global Investors has hired Andrew Cleeland as investment research analyst. Andrew Cleeland Cleeland comes to Omega from Austock, where he was a quantitative analyst for five years. He specialises in quantitative research and analysis ...

Citi: "Carbon bubble" represents 1-2% of ASX200 value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... Monadelphous, NRW Holdings, Orica, QR National, Transfield Services, UGL, WorleyParsons)," according to Citi equities research. "If we were to do valuation analysis now, assuming that in 10-15 years' time people wouldn't like to use coal, how much would ...

UNPRI signatories name corporate ESG engagement issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... three years, which would be coordinated by the PRI secretariat. The clearinghouse has undertaken activities including research on ESG issues and then discussing those findings with companies to address those issues. Other issues that institutional investors ...

PRI commitment spurs high-level action by Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... first stages, a centralised approach to the PRI commitments will be driven through Neuberger Berman's central equity research team that has 27 analysts in the firm's New York office, headed by Tim Creedon. The commitment to join the PRI is causing the ...

Retail supply chain policies pose sustainability challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... comes with additional risk in terms of quality, lead times and sweatshop issues." The AMP Capital report by sustainable research analyst Mans Carlsson-Sweeny cited Myer as one example. Myer has not renewed its contract with Asian sourcing agent Li & ...

O'Halloran to step down as RIAA executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... under management, ranging from advisers, dealer groups, investment managers, superannuation funds, faith-based investors, research firms, asset consultants and insurance companies. As executive director, O'Halloran established RIAA's world-first independently ...

ClimateWorks Australia name Hill, Ridout to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Monash University. "Its mission is to catalyse action to substantially reduce Australia's greenhouse emissions, through research and collaboration to drive implementation," ClimateWorks said.

Superannuation funds aware of ESG macro-impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Superannuation funds are realising that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors should be integrated into macro-level investment decisions, and not merely as issues in individual companies, according to boutique fund manager Solaris Investment ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... report. According to the review, in 2003, ANZ set three objectives around financial inclusion and capability - "update its research into financial literacy every two years; integrate findings and insights from research into its business operations; and ...