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AXA IM brings ESG metrics to fixed income portfolio analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... with significant ESG risks, which can potentially pose a reputational risk to investors, and as an overlay, to tilt a portfolio to overweigh strong ESG performance and underweigh poor ESG performance. "If you want to be smart and conservative, you could ...

LGS buys into IFC green bond issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... responsible investment portfolios and was heavily oversubscribed, IFC said. "We're actively trying to make our government bond portfolio look more sustainable while getting investment returns that we want to target," said Bill Hartnett, head of sustainability ...

AMP Capital invests in North American wind farm portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Capital is investing US$100 million with Capistrano Wind Partners, a developer, owner and operator of a diversified portfolio of large-scale wind energy projects in North America. Capistrano Wind Partners was formed last year by Edison Mission Energy ...

Low Carbon Australia forms alliance with Wiley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... due diligence into LCAL, the merger is expected to be completed by 30 June, and, if all proceeds as planned, LCAL's portfolio will facilitate building the CEFC's investment pipeline. LCAL is an independent company established in 2010 by the Australian ...

Local Government Super sells upgraded property

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has sold one of the properties in its portfolio for AU$42m. LGS sold SKM House in St Leonards to Altis Property Partners Group. The property had been retrofitted to 6-star NABERS rating and received a $439,000 grant from ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
There are US$178.5bn of sustainable investments in Australia, representing about 18% of total assets under management, with integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors being the single largest strategy employed by sustainable investors ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... institutional investors don't have large allocations in this area, and it's an interesting place for investors to look to their portfolio, and to think through the potential benefits to getting exposure to sustainable themes. This isn't meant to exclude ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... sovereign risk, if you like." See Also: Trustees exposed to legal risk over climate change impacts Climate change a portfolio risk: Mercer

PRI work stream to address systemic sustainability barriers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... of interests - to develop new approaches to designing investment mandates, including benchmarks, performance periods, portfolio turnover and fee structures Portfolio structure and strategic asset allocation - to explore new approaches in the light of ...

Net Balance launches research and development institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... would be necessary to create a capital market for social investment in Australia. Whilst at CSI, Les Hems oversaw a portfolio of academic and applied research, social impact measurement and knowledge exchange activities. He has been responsible for CSI's ...