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Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) recently surveyed trustee directors, CEOs and senior management to identify long-term issues out to 2025, challenges and opportunities for asset owners, managers and investors. The survey ...

Investors consider corporate pay links to climate change goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... thing we research under climate change process," he said. "There is evidence that companies are taking steps in their management to address the issue of climate change at the systemic level for the company. We do ask if the company is linking remuneration ...

CDP, South Pole Group to conduct water security assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... head of CDP's water program CDP has created a public scoring methodology to evaluate and benchmark corporate water management efforts. South Pole Group will act as the scoring partner, and together, the organisations will evaluate water management practices ...

Queensland commits $3m to social benefit bond pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... broadly than just the measurement piece. We need to start in good design and understand that there is capability in the management of the bonds to deliver on the outcomes." A further area of work will be in developing a social benefit bond model in which ...

PRI outlines portfolio carbon reduction strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... low-carbon economy; and accelerating newer forms of investment. For some asset owners, divestment will be part of a risk management strategy or a way to align investment beliefs and values, while many organisations are finding that alternatives to divestment ...

Climate Bonds Initiative gain insurance body partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... insurance industry is one of the world's largest institutional investors, with about USD$30 trillion in global assets under management. Much of the insurance industry's investments are in the form of bonds, which is why the Climate Bonds Initiative is ...

Inflection Point Capital Management launches Zero Carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Inflection Point Capital Management and La Francaise have created a climate-themed global equities fund, vested with â,¬ 25 million in seed capital from La Francaise. Gordon Noble, senior portfolio analyst, Inflection Point Capital Management The ...

NZ Super Fund selects Northern Trust for passive mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has (NZ Super Fund) selected Northern Trust Asset Management to manage a global fixed income mandate which includes the fund's environmental, social and governance (ESG) screens. Wayne Bowers, CEO, CIO Europe, the ...

Climate-aligned bond universe reaches $597.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... US$70 billion in 2015, with a "stretch target" of US$100 billion. "Investors representing $43 trillion of assets under management signed statement at last September's UN Climate Summit about the importance of addressing climate change and their willingness ...

Regnan reorganises ownership structure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... its owners from eight to two, as part of a strategic move to become more nimble in service provision. BT Investment Management and Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation now jointly own the firm. The six previous owners included Hermes Equity Ownership ...