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Using ESG factors to broaden fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... have an overall rating for a company or country." This points again to the differing drivers of risk in a fixed income portfolio - there is a different relationship between creditors and lenders, and creditors would naturally be most concerned with issues ...

Number of women on boards climbs slowly, ACSI finds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... ANZ," the report said. "Of the 598 individuals in the 2010 sample 10 received director fees of $1m or more across their portfolio of board roles."

Miscommunication hampers institutional vote engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... as the chief executive officer and chief investment officer, but voting decisions are made at lower level, with the portfolio managers and analysts." The report noted that communication and engagement is often difficult during the AGM season, because ...

Business, investors get certainty as carbon package passes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... the carbon price. Investors will assess the carbon footprint of their portfolios and carbon liability will become a portfolio exposure to manage along with exposure to different asset classes or sectors. Investors' expectations for reporting timelines ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... billion people on the planet are an untapped market for growth and investment. "It could sit as part of a fixed income portfolio as a niche fixed income play," Birgden said. "We see it also as being into the alternative investment bucket, where it might ...

DEXUS profits up, water, energy and GHG intensity down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... increase of AU$521.6m over last year, while decreasing energy, greenhouse gas and water intensity across its entire portfolio. DEXUS owns, manages and develops office, industrial and retail properties with total properties under management of more than ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... allocation to renewable energy projects was part of a broader strategy to seek assets that brought diversity to the overall portfolio as well as to achieve sustainable investment purposes. "Diversification is always a key objective for our Australian ...

Investor Profile: Local Government Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... philosophical underpinnings to LGS's sustainable investment policies and how broadly is it integrated into the overall portfolio? PL: We come from a position that there a number of industries that cause damage in modern society and that these industries ...

Carbon price to have limited impact on superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The proposed carbon price would have a limited impact on superannuation funds overall, amounting to a cost of up to 0.8% of revenue from companies held in the Australian equity portfolios of 14 of the largest superannuation funds. This conclusion comes ...

Australian property funds top GRESB list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... managed by Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM), with an overall GRESB score of 88. The Investa Office Portfolio, a private company, ranked second. GPT came in fourth, while the GPT Wholesale Office Fund, CFSGAM's Private Property Syndicate ...