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AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... range, but the extent to which they cause under or overweighting of assets vary depending on the asset class, asset allocation and time horizon of the fund, he explained. "If you're looking at the overall asset allocations for the balanced funds, the ...

Australian Ethical launches Fixed Interest Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... can now offer that fund to investors and the benefit of that is especially for advisers who create their own asset allocation and their own funds." The trust's benchmark is the UBS Composite Bond Index, and the largest single component is a portfolio ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... fossil fuels in question, and the time horizon of new projects. Mercer has explored climate change risks and asset allocation in previous reports, and stranded assets mesh with that work, Ambachtsheer said. "I think that around stranded assets, we're ...

UCA Funds Management on asset allocation for NFP portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
Charities and faith-based organisations can introduce defensive and growth asset investments to their asset allocation while still exercising responsible stewardship of their resources, according to a paper written by UCA Funds Management. Michael Walsh ...

NGS Super to launch stand-along SRI fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... pornography would be very highly regarded." Based on that research, NGS Super is designing the SRI option with asset allocation to Australian shares, international shares, infrastructure, and the fund's existing AU$500,000 stake in an AU$7 million social ...

Asset owners, managers see climate change as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... putting their investments to work, in terms of fund policy implementation and flow through investment strategy to asset allocation." Engagement by asset owners and asset managers with policy makes and companies are central tools for addressing climate ...

Christian Super invests in microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... know that it resonates with our members." Christian Super's commitment comes out of its alternative investment asset allocation, Murphy said. "The reason we picked LeapFrog is two-fold," said Simba Marekera, policy analyst at Christian Super. "One was ...

Local Government Super adopts private equity ESG framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... partners to disclose the information limited partners seek for their ESG objectives. The nearly AU$7bn LGS has an asset allocation range for private equity as 5-15% of its total portfolio. According to its 2011-2012 annual report, private equity represented ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... been a great time to do that. Nor have we been involved in property trusts in recent years. Those have been good asset allocation decisions.You can get international exposure through Australian companies that manage their own currency risk and they still ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... building on its own research, including their 2011 report, Climate Change Scenarios - Implications for Strategic Asset Allocation, which predicted that institutional investors could be hit by economic costs of carbon emission policies up to US$8tr by ...