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Gordon Hagart to leave ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... collectively manage over AU$400 billion on behalf of eight million members and retirees. ACSI also represents six international asset owners - RAILPEN Investments, Universities Superannuation Scheme, CalPERS, APG Asset Management, PGGM, and New Zealand ...

Queensland Investment Corporation joins GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has joined the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), ahead of the organisation's 2015 survey launch. QIC has more than AU$74 billion in assets under management and more than AU$10 billion invested ...

Towers Watson outlines framework for fossil fuel risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... topics. "We thought about whether we'd include a broader set of factors in the paper, such as water as a potential stranded asset, but as Nick said, we decided to concentrate on this area because it's more topical. A lot of what is difficult for clients ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire head of Africa

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... challenges and new opportunities that this role will present," Bertrand said. Africa represents unique opportunities for engaging asset owners and investment managers on ESG issues and for expanding PRI's signatory base across the Continent." Bertrand ...

Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... mitigate exposure to climate change's financial risk, or failing to state their mitigation strategies at all, according to the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP). AODP has launched the 2014-2015 Global Universities Index (GUI), which asked universities ...

Australian Ethical surpasses $1 billion AUM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... of areas of the business, and certainly there is an interest in ethical issues," Vernon said. "The impact of the [carbon asset] divestment campaign, and increased attention to climate change issues over the last 12 to 18 months have drawn attention to ...

LGS appoint two to investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Edgehaven Pty, where she advises institutional client on long-term investment strategies, alternative assets and dynamic asset allocation across market cycles. Swift comes to LGS from API Capital, a global equities funds manager. He was previously head ...

Northern Trust to open asset management in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Northern Trust will bring its asset management business to Australia in 2015, and will look to offer equities products including those specifically tailored for environmental, social and governance (ESG) mandates. Rohan Singh, managing director, Northern ...

Instreet Investment buys The Emerald Club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... model portfolios and funds available on The Emerald Wrap are all equities based, but Instreet is exploring widening the asset classes that would be on offer to advisers, such as delving into fixed income. "Once the platform is up, we will be able to ...

Green bond issuance hits US$36.6 billion for 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... green bonds emerged in 2014 - the Climate Bond Initiative cited the example of Toyota, which issued a US$1.75 billion green asset-backed bond in the first quarter of 2014. "This bond showcased how proceeds from a bond backed by car leases and loans can ...