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US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainable investing. However, negative screening has grown by 30% since 2010, mainly due to the fact that Local Government Super expanded its sustainable investing overlay to large international equities. LGS now excludes investments in companies that ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Pension schemes could potentially become insolvent within 35 years if future global economic growth is hindered by resource constraints and increasing costs from environmental pressures, according to new research from the British Institute and Faculty ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
VicSuper has developed a new benchmark index for its passive international fixed interest portfolio that integrates sovereign risk criteria evaluating countries for their willingness and ability to repay debt. Ronan Walsh, VicSuper The AU$9.8bn public ...

ANZ discloses ESG metrics in 2012 shareholder review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... 2012 shareholder review. ANZ has presented its responsible practices as part of its wider strategy to position itself as a super-regional financial services provider in Asia-Pacific, and against the backdrop of underlying profits of AU$6.01bn in 2012 ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Funds, Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA) and Social Ventures Australia - Social Impact Fund. The AU$614m Christian Super superannuation fund has made several investments in the impact investment sphere - they have allocated microfinance mandates ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
If you eat or drink in Australia, you're likely to have been a Woolworths customer once or twice this year. If not, you may have bought something in a big box from BigW or Masters, as Woolworths pushes to match its doppelganger Wesfarmers in every sector. ...

NAB Asset Servicing developing ESG overlay tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... reporting service as part of FundEdge, perhaps during the first quarter of 2013. "In line with the MySuper and Stronger Super reforms, we are aware that there is a growing responsibility for trustees to be aware of environmental, social and governance ...

Duncan Paterson steps down as RIAA board chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
Duncan Paterson has stepped down as board chair of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA). Duncan Paterson, CAER Under the RIAA constitution, board members are limited to 10 years' continuous service, which Paterson has reached ...

Local Government Super leader on managing climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... ranking the world's largest institutional asset owners on how they invest to manage climate risk. Australia's Local Government Super (LGS) was ranked the top institutional asset onwer for its transparency and management plan, with South Africa's Government ...

Unconventional gas development poses risks to investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
Unconventional oil and gas development techniques for extracting coal seam gas (CSG) and shale gas reserves in Australia presents environmental and political risks that responsible investors must take into account, according to panelists in a recent ...