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Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... management and assigns letter categories based on their research, with A being the highest ranking. Mercer additionally applies ESG ratings to managers and strategies of 1-4, with 1 being highest. "We want the best mangers and what we're finding is we ...

PRI work stream to address systemic sustainability barriers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... work stream that will analyse how systemic barriers are impeding the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision and what actions actors - including asset owners and investment managers - can take to make ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... international fixed income portfolio is consistent with the fund's commitment to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into its investment process. "When we look at ESG, we look at it purely in an integrated sense," Walsh said. ...

ANZ discloses ESG metrics in 2012 shareholder review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
ANZ Bank reported 70% employee engagement, AU$14.9 million in community investment and management of environmental, social and reputational risks as key non-financial indicators in its 2012 shareholder review. ANZ has presented its responsible practices ...

ESG factors impact on private equity valuation, dealmaking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Poor performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors can reduce valuations of potential private equity deals or cause potential buyers to walk away from an acquisition, according to research from the United Nations-backed Principles ...

Greencape Capital hires Jonathan Koh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... contribution to managing Greencape's portfolio," said Ryland, portfolio manager. Greencape is a UNPRI signatory and integrates ESG awareness into its investment process. Over 12 months to December 31 2012, gross of fees, the Greencape Wholesale Broadcap ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... reporting apply." Many institutional investors have already adopted the concept of impact investing or 'blended value' as part of ESG investing in principle but remain unsure how to recognise it as an investment signal, much less quantify its contribution ...

Michael Walsh hired as CEO of UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... reallocated within the investment and executive team. The funds manager also announced that it will offer Australian equities ESG mandates to Australian institutional investors from February 2013. Hunter Hall's institutional mandates will be managed ...

ASrIA: US$74bn in sustainable investment assets in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... equities. Some Asian market exchanges have increased requirements for disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) non-financial information, including Hong Kong, Malaysia and Thailand, but the report notes that Asian regional bond managers ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... wood products are appropriately sustainable. If, as it seems, the report is as much for marketing and employee use as for ESG [3] investment analysts, it would be helpful to say what certified sustainable timber means, rather than just refer to the certifying ...