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Local Government Super sells upgraded property

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has sold one of the properties in its portfolio for AU$42m. LGS sold SKM House in St Leonards to Altis Property Partners Group. The property had been retrofitted to 6-star NABERS rating and received a $439,000 grant from ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
There are US$178.5bn of sustainable investments in Australia, representing about 18% of total assets under management, with integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors being the single largest strategy employed by sustainable investors ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... institutional investors don't have large allocations in this area, and it's an interesting place for investors to look to their portfolio, and to think through the potential benefits to getting exposure to sustainable themes. This isn't meant to exclude ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... sovereign risk, if you like." See Also: Trustees exposed to legal risk over climate change impacts Climate change a portfolio risk: Mercer

PRI work stream to address systemic sustainability barriers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... of interests - to develop new approaches to designing investment mandates, including benchmarks, performance periods, portfolio turnover and fee structures Portfolio structure and strategic asset allocation - to explore new approaches in the light of ...

Net Balance launches research and development institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... would be necessary to create a capital market for social investment in Australia. Whilst at CSI, Les Hems oversaw a portfolio of academic and applied research, social impact measurement and knowledge exchange activities. He has been responsible for CSI's ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
VicSuper has developed a new benchmark index for its passive international fixed interest portfolio that integrates sovereign risk criteria evaluating countries for their willingness and ability to repay debt. Ronan Walsh, VicSuper The AU$9.8bn public ...

ANZ discloses ESG metrics in 2012 shareholder review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... environment due to the weaker global economy, saying that it was focusing on "more actively managing capital across our portfolio of businesses so we continue to build out our super regional strategy in the most capital-efficient way," and "re-engineering ...

Greencape Capital hires Jonathan Koh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... BlackRock we have great respect for his abilities and believe he will make a strong contribution to managing Greencape's portfolio," said Ryland, portfolio manager. Greencape is a UNPRI signatory and integrates ESG awareness into its investment process. ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... allocated microfinance mandates to Triodos Bank, which they classify as residing in the "defensive alternatives" part of the portfolio, and to Microvest, which it labels as part of the "growth alternatives" part of the portfolio. The super fund has also ...