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Catholic Super makes case for global climate policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Among the attendees of the UN Climate Summit this week was Frank Pegan, CEO of Catholic Super, who spoke at a panel discussion to make the case for "bold and consistent" climate policies to facilitate global investment. Frank Pegan (far right), CEO ...

Mercer to analyse climate change portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... coming to grips with the ideas as it was about looking at the climate sensitivity and capacity for resilience in the portfolio. This second study aims to update the approach and focus in on regions, asset classes and some sectors, informed by the new ...

AXA IM launches ESG SmartBeta fund in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Investment] Matt Christensen has in terms of ESG information in the stocks in the MSCI world index, we were able to build a portfolio that shows much better ESG integration but does not sacrifice dimensions of risk and return, and exposure to volatility ...

MSCI assesses future carbon exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
It is possible for institutional investors to reduce their portfolio carbon exposures without drastically increasing tracking error or reducing investment returns, according to MSCI. executive director, global head of ESG research, MSCI MSCI has recently ...

AMP Capital invests in Alterra Power Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... working exclusively with Alterra to close the transaction. "This transaction adds another core infrastructure asset to our portfolio in North America and highlights AMP Capital's continued strength in the energy sector globally," said Andrew Jones, AMP ...

UCA Funds Management appoint independent directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... organisation and their members. It has AU$900 million in assets under management and has three portfolios - the UCA Cash Portfolio, the UCA Growth Portfolio and the UCA Australian Equities Portfolio. See Also: UCA Funds Management adds Transfield Services ...

MSCI launches ESG CarbonMetrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... launched MSCI ESG CarbonMetrics, a suite of carbon and fossil fuel metrics and screening tools to measure and manage portfolio exposure to carbon-related risks. "With concerns about carbon stranded assets risk increasing in the investment community ...

Sustainalytics hires Gary Hewitt

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Sustainalytics works with more than 250 asset owners, asset managers, and related organisations around potential material portfolio risk related to companies' ESG practices, the company said.

JBWere: private ancillary funds increase in size, distributions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
There are more than a thousand Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs) in Australia with approximately AU$4 billion in assets, with new donations rising to AU$354 million, according to the annual JBWere Giving Trends Report. Distributions from PAFs to charitable ...

Christian Super engages with Transfield Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... UCA Funds Management does not have any holdings in Transfield Services, but the company previously was in its model portfolio watch list as a potentially investible company, said Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management CEO. UCA Funds Management is an entity ...