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Australian Ethical names new portfolio manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
Fund manager Australian Ethical has appointed Mason Willoughby-Thomas portfolio manager of the AU$277 million Australian Ethical Larger Companies Trust. Willoughby-Thomas has worked at the ethical fund manager for more than two years. He will replace ...

UCA Funds Management adds Transfield Services to exclusions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 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 ...

Ethinvest model portfolios continue to outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... accumulation index, while its two year returns were 29.64% as compared to 21.42% for the S&P/ASX50 accumulation index. "The portfolio is biased towards those sectors that have performed strongly, which are effectively Telstra and financial services," ...

JANA: Majority of fixed income managers consider ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... that statement, followed by environmental 82% and social 73%. This is the first time that JANA surveyed fixed income portfolio managers, but is the fourth survey of ESG practices in five years. Previously, JANA surveyed ESG practices of Australian equities ...

CEFC, CFSGAM to establish clean energy infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Corporation (CEFC) has contracted investments of over $900 million in projects over $3 billion in total value. The current portfolio matches private sector funds of more than AU$2.20 for each AU$1 of CEFC investment, with investments presently expected ...

Barclays, MSCI to launch Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Barclays and MSCI have agreed to launch a Green Bond Index, a new addition to their environmental, social and governance (ESG) fixed income benchmark index series. The Green Bond Index will reflect those bonds funding projects with direct environmental ...

Northern Trust names new global head of ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Northern Trust Asset Management has named Mamadou-Abou Sarr global head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, a newly created role. Mamadou-Abou Sarr global head of ESG investing, Northern Trust Asset Management, Northern Trust Sarr ...

PRI signatory assets top US$45 trillion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The Principles for Responsible Investment's (PRI) total signatory assets under management (AUM) grew to more than US$45 trillion to the end of April 2014, with the number of signatories reaching 1,260, PRI said. Fiona Reynolds, UN PRI managing director ...

Northern Trust's Bowers on ESG and funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... accelerated and endorsed by the global financial crisis. This approach to risk management by asset owners has influenced portfolio construction in many ways, and the interest in managing ESG risks and opportunities has led Northern Trust to develop a ...

Superannuation fund investments will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds will inevitably make broad impacts on the shape of the Australian economy, according to Gordon Noble, senior portfolio analyst and regional strategist at Inflection Point Capital Management. Gordon Noble, senior portfolio analyst ...