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Banks, fund managers developing ethical cash products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... operates the Uniting Growth Fund, the Development Fund and the Funeral Fund for individuals, self-managed superannuation funds and corporates. The UCA Cash Portfolio is conservatively invested in hybrid cash and liquid securities, interest bearing and ...

Cbus signs Global Statement on Investor Obligations and Duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... much integrated into our approach," he said. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) requires superannuation funds to disclose material risks and how they manage them, but leaves it up the discretion of the funds to determine materiality. ...

Citi, Credit Suisse top ESG RA Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Individual Analyst or Team for their Australian ESG/SRI AGM Series. ESG RA is an association of Australian superannuation funds, fund managers and asset consultants whose mission is to increase the quantity and quality of broker research in Australia ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... disclosure and has demonstrated leading practice for responsible investments." RIAA has also certified three superannuation funds as part of the Responsible Investment Certification Program. Australian Ethical Super, Christian Super and Local Government ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... selection, and upon the review of asset classes around the issue ESG and how they're implementing it." Because superannuation funds are often in the position of owning a broad contingent of the ASX index, including companies with ESG risks and exposures ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Three Australian superannuation funds have achieved the highest mark of AAA in the 2016 Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP)'s 2016 benchmark index. AODP this week released the 2016 Global Climate 500 Index, which rates the world's 500 biggest asset ...

RIAA certifies three super funds as responsible investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) has, for the first time, certified three superannuation funds under its relaunched Responsible Investment Certification Program. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO Australian Ethical Super, Christian ...

Pauline Vamos to step down as ASFA CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Pauline Vamos is stepping down as CEO of the Association of Superannuation Funds (ASFA), after eight and a half years in the role. The ASFA board will commence its recruitment process shortly and have asked Vamos to stay on to at least the end of June ...

Fund members concerned about climate change risk: CFGAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... Australia to simplify and increase transparency and disclosure through impending regulation that will mandate all superannuation funds to disclose their portfolio holdings to members. "If implemented well, with simple, useful and easy to understand information ...

HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... market by attracting other institutional investors, HESTA said. "Deploying at-scale capital, particularly from superannuation funds, is one of the big goals," Learmonth added. "HESTA have taken the lead there and we're hoping that others will join in ...