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Four Australians up for election to UNPRI council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Four Australian signatories to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) are standing for election to the PRI Advisory Council. Frank Pegan, CEO of the AU$4.17bn Catholic Super, Ann Byrne, CEO of the Australian Council ...

Solaris Investment Management appoint ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Solaris Investment Management, an AU$4bn retail and institutional fund manager, has appointed Lisa Domagala as ESG specialist to the investment team. Domagala has worked with the fund since March 2010 as an ESG consultant, and her permanent appointment ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
The AU$36.1bn Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) is a public authority that provides investment and funds management services to Victorian public bodies. VFMC reports to the treasurer of Victoria via the Department of Treasury and Finance. ...

AustralianSuper hires investment governance manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
The AU$40bn AustralianSuper industry superannuation fund has hired Andrew Gray for the newly created position of investment governance manager. "This move will bolster the fund's Active Investor Program which will focus on activities that will enhance ...

PUMA's environmental P&L reporting: a model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
PUMA announced the initial results of its developing Environmental Profit & Loss (EP&L) Account to great global interest. The sporting and apparel manufacturer has committed to establishing an economic valuation of the company's environmental, social ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management reports on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has urged the financial services industry to put greater emphasis on pricing ESG issues into investment decisions while releasing a report into their own 2010 responsible investment decisions. Amanda ...

Benchmarking superannuation funds' sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Much work is being performed around the world and in Australia by investors, collaborate bodies and financial services firms to seek frameworks with commonly accepted metrics to benchmark companies' sustainability performances with the ultimate goal ...

Mercer: providing education and intervention on ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Bringing ESG risk/reward considerations to institutional investors such as superannuation funds is a matter of "intervention" and education for investment consultant Mercer, which has a specialist ESG team that produces research and develops strategies ...

Catholic Super hires investment manager for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Catholic Super has hired Danyelle Guyatt, currently global head of research for Mercer's responsible investment practice, as the AU$4.16bn fund's investment manager. As part of her role, Guyatt will be responsible for designing and implementing a responsible ...

Government allocates funds to GRI Focal Point Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian government will allocate AU$400,000 over the next two years to the Global Reporting Initiative Focal Point Australia, said David Bradbury, parliamentary secretary to the treasurer. The Focal Point is the product of a 2008 agreement between ...