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LGS wins SuperRatings Infinity Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Australian Shares investment option, and are planning to expand our sustainability criteria to the Fixed Interest portfolio." LGS has nearly AU$6bn in assets under management, and around AU$3.1bn are invested in responsible investment strategies ...

Five Oceans AM to run Skandia Global Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Fund mandate. SIG selected Five Oceans Asset Management for three broad reasons, including the firm's high conviction portfolio, their "effective" use of derivative and hedging strategies, and the research Five Oceans undertakes to integrate environmental ...

UNPRI writes letter to UNGC leaders and laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
A coalition of investors from 12 countries, including Statewide Super and New Zealand Superannuation Fund, have contacted 118 UN Global Compact (UNGC) companies on the issue of increased reporting on environmental, social and governance activities. ...

GPT Group reports 2011 reductions in waste, energy and water

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... did not impact distributions, and the inclusion in 2010 of a substantial uplift in the value of the US Seniors Housing portfolio." GPT is a diversified property group, which owns real estate in the retail, office and industrial/business park sectors ...

CEFC moves to Sydney as industry prepares for its launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... private sector and which shifts the risk/return equation of a project. "How do you increase the scale - you could take the portfolio approach of bundling small projects," she said. "There are two aspects to the scale issue - a lot of these projects are ...

FTSE launch carbon risk indices for Australia, Europe and Japan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
FTSE Group have launched four new indices within the FTSE CDP Carbon Strategy Index Series that weight listed equities in Australia, Europe and Japan based on their exposure to future carbon risks. The new indices include FTSE CDP Carbon Strategy Australia ...

CDP writes companies asking for carbon management and cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has sent letters to the CEOs of 415 of the largest companies around the world, calling for cost-effective management and reductions of their carbon emissions. As part of the CDP's Carbon Action initiative, the letters ...

Mercer ratings demonstrate challenge of integrating ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... their highest ratings because their evaluation is based on how strategies integrate ESG into the active construction of portfolio choices, said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer. "It's a number which is reflecting ...

LGS select MSCI for ESG and carbon research, monitoring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... portfolios," said Remy Briand, managing director at MSCI and global head of index and ESG research. "The customized portfolio reports fill a current market gap as, for the first time, institutional investors will be able to regularly measure and monitor ...

Australian Ethical names new chief investment officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... his career in the Australian public service. Macri was hired by Australian Ethical in 2009 as an equities analyst and portfolio manager. Prior to joining Australian Ethical, he worked for Macquarie Group, Credit Suisse, Mellon and Mercer covering strategic ...