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VFMC to divest from tobacco holdings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
The Victoria Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has announced that it will divest from direct investments in equity of tobacco manufacturers. VFMC is a AU$46.6 billion state-owned funds manager for a number of public authorities and bodies. Divestment ...

Good Super appoints Andrew MacLeod as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... investment management mandates as part of his initial work, he said. Long term, the fund will look to take more of its funds management in-house, he added. Good Super has selected Perpetual, AMP Capital Investors, Triodos Bank, ANZ and Social Ventures ...

Australian Ethical surpasses $1 billion AUM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... growth is being driven by the fund managers' strong investment performance and increased interest in ethical funds management products, Vernon said. "We've been on a path over the last few years to strengthen a number of areas of the business, and certainly ...

Northern Trust to open asset management in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Lumpur, Malaysia, Seoul, South Korea and Manila, the Philippines. See Also: Northern Trust's Bowers on ESG and funds management LUCRF selects Northern Trust for ESG-screened mandate

Foresters Community Finance appoint new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... and skills to the role of CEO," said Paul Keehan, Foresters chair. Foresters Community Finance and subsidiary funds management company Social Investment Australia - which is co-owned by InterFinancial Corporate Finance - has invested more than AU$16 ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... systemic risks. LGS has created a policy that addresses those systemic risks through the value lens of sustainable funds management. "We have diversification across a broad portfolio, and that brings the issue of systemic risk into that discussion," ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... cash vehicles that come from banking institutions with sustainable operations and policies. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management CEO Much in line with other areas of ethical or responsible investing, the means by which investors structure their approach ...

Corporate governance: moving to "owner relations" model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... super fund. The smarter investor relations teams are waking up to the fact that the larger funds are insourcing funds management, and they're realising that communicating to the broker isn't enough anymore. From the good side of things you're getting ...

SMF stepping up advocacy for environmental upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... property sector that is also very conservative." An increased deal flow will also bring in more financiers. Eureka Funds Management, NAB, and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation have financed EUA deals, while bankmecu has signed on as a provider of ...

UCA Funds Management appoint independent directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has appointed Lindsay Mann and Jane Bell as independent non-executive directors. Mann is a fellow of the Actuaries Institute and has more than 40 years' financial services experience. He retired as regional head, Asia, of First ...