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ACSI CEO elected to PRI Advisory Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... body. Ann Byrne Byrne is one of six candidates to join the board. Two are asset owners -Else Bos, chief executive of investments at Dutch pension fund Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW), and Priya Sara Mathur of US pension fund The California Public ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... joined the Advisory Board for GRESB. So they [GRESB] will be doing that on our behalf, and that will cover our property investments. That's phenomenal to be able to cover that off this year. Q: In terms of benchmarking your own performance, how often ...

AustralianSuper hires investment governance manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... members. Increasing our resources in this area will allow the fund to address issues that may impact the value of investments within the portfolio pro-actively." Gray comes to AustralianSuper from Goldman Sachs, where he was head of ESG research. With ...

Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... ClimateWorks also cites high transaction costs due to the fragmented nature of the sector; split incentives in which capital investments made by the owner to improve energy efficiency will be recouped in part by the tenant or the next owner and information ...

Benchmarking superannuation funds' sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Now, we're seeing a growing importance with funds hiring specialists internally to set policies and look at internal investments." Despite the number of funds that have signed up to the UNPRI principles for responsible investments, not all of them have ...

ASIC urges additional executive remuneration disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has highlighted four areas where ASX listed companies can provide more clarity on remuneration arrangements for their directors and executives. ASIC reviewed 60 remuneration reports of ASX300 ...

Mercer: providing education and intervention on ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... have a specialist team of 16 globally that works on ESG for our clients, we produce a lot of research into thematic investments like water, and we've obviously done this major report on climate change and asset allocation," Birgden said. "We also produce ...

MSCI launches 25 new ESG indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... indices that exclude holdings in manufacturers of controversial weapons and indices built around socially responsible investments. The new indices include 11 regional and country-level specific indices. MSCI highlighted the MSCI Global ex Controversial ...

Catholic Super hires investment manager for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... dedicated to the opportunities arising from long term sustainability issues." Catholic Super does not manage any of its investments in-house, relying on external fund managers. The fund uses Regnan for engagement services on domestic investments and ...

Climate change issues integrated into investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... risk/opportunity most frequently in listed equity portfolios, with a lack of analysis of climate change issues for investments in hedge funds, government bonds and commodities, the report noted. Over half of investors surveyed invest in funds focused ...