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Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... counsel, Minter Ellison Lawyers The consideration of social issues like human rights issues is on the agenda for superannuation funds, and flags the use of normative standards and international treaties and conventions as means to assess companies' risks ...

Responsible investment reaches 50% total AUM: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... debates over the role of fossil fuel assets in investment portfolios and the decision by fund managers and superannuation funds to divest from tobacco assets. This year, RIAA worked with EY to gather data on more than 90 financial products in Australia ...

PRI active on climate change, tax avoidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... which PRI signatories are collaborating to influence outcomes that support the long-term investment goals of superannuation funds. Two main areas of policy that are of particular importance this year are tax avoidance and the potential global agreements ...

UCA Funds Management to convert funds to MIS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... Cash Portfolio, the UCA Australian Equities Portfolio and the Funeral Fund for individuals, self-managed superannuation funds and corporates. The Uniting Growth Fund returned 4.5% for the year, slightly below the benchmark of 4.99%. The UCA Growth portfolio ...

Government proposes governance changes for super boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
The federal government has proposed legislation that will require boards of superannuation funds to be comprised of at least one third independent directors and an independent chair. Pauline Vamos, CEO, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

BNP Paribas launches ESG reporting tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... analytical services around ESG. "We have looked at asset owners, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and superannuation funds, and they have a need to meet regulatory standards, like the Financial Services Council in Australia, IORP in Europe, and ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Australia to date, but much like other forms of litigation, this is likely to be an litigation risk that superannuation funds become concerned about." The issue is not whether a fund remains exposed to assets that are negatively impacted by climate change ...

ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... to invest in this issuance should be able to have the opportunity to do so. ANZ had these 46 investors - superannuation funds,councils, insurance companies, semi-governments, private banks. Once they participate in something like this, they'll be setting ...

Local Government Super top AODP index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... a longer conversation here in Australia. We're still overall extremely disappointing that the majority of superannuation funds are still gambling with the retirement [benefits of members] when it comes to climate and carbon risk." The Climate Institute ...

AODP, ClientEarth to challenge funds on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... and Australia is a country we are looking very, very closely at," Poulter said. "... Given that Australian superannuation funds are all invested in the ASX, and they have extra exposure to carbon intensity, they need to mitigate more strongly. The implications ...