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ACCR to continue engaging over banks' carbon disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... resolutions to the annual general meetings at NAB, ANZ and CBA, and withdrew the resolution to NAB's AGM after speaking with management and getting commitments from NAB, said Caroline Le Couteur, executive director at ACCR. CBA and ANZ made new commitments ...

GRESB appoints two non-executive directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has appointed representatives from Norges Bank Investment Management and NAREIT as non-executive directors to its board. Mie Holstad, Chief Administrative Officer at Norges Bank Investment Management ...

The Sustainability Report's top articles of 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in private equity ESG integration into quantitative investment management There is a growing use of environmental and social factors as part of quantitative investment techniques in equity portfolios ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... political and economic context in which it invests." Superannuation funds are expected to make judgements about risk management and return profiles - new regulations from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) require trustees to sign ...

Christian Super selects three impact investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... opportunities than would normally be open to a fund of Christian Super's size - the fund has AU$960 million in assets under management, post-merger with Australian Christian Super in October. "We are developing the capability to get investments in a ...

Asia investments in sustainable strategies hit US$44.9B: ASrIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... investor agenda." Despite the strong increases in sustainable investment strategies in Asia, the total funds under management across the region are still relatively small. According to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) 2014 Benchmark ...

Five investors join initiative to grow green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Investment Partners, Zurich Insurance Group, California Teachers' State Retirement Systems (CalSTRS), Mirova, Natixis Asset Management, Pax World Management and the Swedish National Pension Funds - AP1/Forsta AP-Fonden, AP2/Andra AP-Fonden, AP3 /Tredje ...

PRI announces new Advisory Council members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... PRI Advisory Council following its annual signatory election. Aiyer is president and founder of Boston Common Asset Management, and will take up the investment manager position. PRI also announced that Mark Chaloner, assistant director (investments) ...

Altius Asset Management launches sustainable bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Altius Asset Management, a boutique fixed interest asset manager, has launched the Altius Sustainable Bond fund. Bill Bovingdon, CIO Altius Asset Management The Altius Sustainable Bond fund is a diversified fixed interest portfolio made up of government ...

Paula Benson appointed NAB GM corporate affairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... external and internal communications, community engagement, community partnerships, corporate events, brand and reputation management. She also previously worked as a director of the Port of Melbourne Corporation. See Also: Creating shared value a strategic ...