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Local Government Super names Joanna Davison director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... development of the global CFS Asset Management business. Prior to working at CFS GAM, Ms Davison was a director at Russell Investments. "Joanna has an impressive background in leading business strategy and development and her experience will be of great ...

Green bond potential to finance low-carbon chemical industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... investment in the low-carbon economy, is examining the inclusion within its eligibility criteria of bonds used to finance investments in the chemical industry. "Secondly, the International Energy Agency estimates that some 40% of investment in reducing ...

Northern Trust: investor call for ESG data in private equity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... servicing clients and spoke with The Sustainability Report on the increased transparency demands surrounding alternative investments, particularly private equity analysis. He said that at a global level, institutional investors are extending their ESG ...

LGS invests in US$250 million EBRD green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... started issuing green bonds in 2010, and its portfolio is worth â,¬2.7 billion based on operating assets, with 261 investments and an average term of 10 years. The AU$7 billion LGS manages assets on behalf of local government employees in NSW, and ...

Westpac, CBA raise $10 million for Benevolent Society SBB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... charitable foundations and philanthropic family trusts, Westpac said. NRMA Motoring & Services, Australian Ethical Investments, Westpac Foundation and Commonwealth Bank of Australia all took part in the fund raising for the SBB, along with other institutional ...

Standard Life hires Amanda Young as head of SRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Standard Life Investments has appointed Amanda Young as Head of Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI). Young comes to Standard Life Investments from Newton Investment Management. She is also a main board director of the UK Sustainable Investment ...

Foresters Community Finance funding for early stage ventures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... noted that the fund has capital warranty units, which protects investors' capital, thus lowering the risk profile of investments. 'What we're really clear about with investors is that we apply a strict due diligence process to financing and we have the ...

Australian Ethical Investment to reorganise business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investments is restructuring its business, including a "substantial" reduction of its Canberra operations and outsourcing some functions. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director Australian Ethical announced the changes will ...

NAB, Westpac leaders in 2013 CDP Global 500

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... emissions. So while nearly all financial businesses manage travel emissions, only 6% report emissions associated with their investments, the sector's prime source of Scope 3 emissions. "The business travel finding is showing that it's quite easy to measure ...

Mariner Investment Group selects MSCI ESG Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... under management in direct and affiliated single and multi-strategy hedge funds, funds of funds and other alternative investments services with offices in several US cities, London, Tokyo and Seoul. Mariner said in a statement that it will use MSCI ESG ...