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Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... alternative assets can provide access to sustainability themes without the volatility exposures that come with listed market investments, and Mercer has said it is seeking to identify quality managers in this space. Helga Birgden Mercer's responsible ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... those risks over time. This latest report by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries highlights the risk to pension investments, said Julian Poulter, executive director of the AODP, who read the report. "The value of all these investments is under enormous ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... repay into its investment processes, but tested their theory with further research. The metrics have seen Omega's bond investments tilt towards higher quality countries, such as countries in Scandinavia, Omega's analysts told The Sustainability Report ...

ESG factors impact on private equity valuation, dealmaking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Gifford, executive director of PRI, in a statement. "Today, trade buyers are an important exit route for private equity investments and Limited Partners (LPs) are better able to influence fund terms - including seeking commitments on ESG management and ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Australian investors are examining impact investments opportunities both domestically and overseas and are part of a growing pool of investors globally that are allocating funds to impact investments. As investors seek out investments that provide both ...

Monitoring impact investing: the practitioner's perspective

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Concomitant with institutional investors developing their processes for evaluating and overseeing potential impact investments and fund managers in that sphere and working on appropriate benchmarks for measuring financial, social and environmental impacts ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... technology. ASrIA highlighted the 2012 launch of the Armstrong South East Asia Clean Energy Fund, which is seeking investments in the renewable energy sector and is targeting US$150m. There are 10 infrastructure fund managers with sustainability-themed ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... investors would prefer a straight investment in groceries and retail, whether or not they have mandate constraints on investments in gambling. Certainly the index-makers would. But for a final perspective on Woolworths' responsibility report, it is useful ...

In 2040, when growth is a memory: Josh Dowse

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... very solid chance. By then, the costs of climate change damage and adaptation will be added to the list of global investments needed to keep the wheels of industry turning in a resource-constrained world[5]: Finding substitutes for oil, gas and phosphorous ...

Unconventional gas development poses risks to investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... could have a flow on effect to the credit ratings to the government bonds and can result in an impact on our bond investments. As universal owners, asset owners in Australia can't avoid these considerations, she added. "As institutional investors, we ...