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CFSGAM reports on transparency, stewardship of assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... commitments to stewardship principles, according to the fund manager. Pablo Berrutti,head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, CFSGAM CFSGAM's eighth annual responsible investment report has new disclosures around its proceses and activities in responsible ...

Northern Trust opens Australia/NZ asset management office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... LUCRF Super as well as mandates for New Zealand Super. The firm has also had dialogue with a large client in the Asia Pacific region to use its smart beta "Engineered Equity" model to develop a similar fund product that will combine Northern Trusts's ...

Aust/NZ investors committed to ESG in alt investments: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... considerations in their alternative asset investments, according to Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer Mercer and LGT Capital Partners recently conducted a global survey of institutional investors to investigate ...

ASIC issues report on payday lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... proposals on the goods rental/leasing side, and other proposals relating to interest rates as well. Credit Suisse's Asia Pacific/Australia Equity Research team authored a report examining various social, regulatory and governance issues relating to ASX-listed ...

Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... standards of mobile phones and the financial controls that apply in the payday lending sector." Recently, Credit Suisse's Asia Pacific/Australia Equity Research team authored a report examining various social, regulatory and governance issues relating ...

Social, regulatory risks to growing payday lending market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... are social and financial risks to the sector. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney Recently, Credit Suisse's Asia Pacific/Australia Equity Research team authored a report examining various social, regulatory and governance issues relating to ASX-listed ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... interest of our beneficiaries to look at this from a finance position." Pablo Berrutti, head of responsible investment Asia Pacific at Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM), noted that there are a host of challenges - demographics, environment ...

Role for custodian in ESG data analytics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Securities Services are providing data analytical services to assist clients in this process. Madhu Gayer, head of Asia Pacific investment reporting and performance, BNP Paribas Securities Services The increased awareness of ESG concerns is manifested ...

Mercer to analyse climate change portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... that manage more than US$1.5 trillion in assets under management. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer The 2011 study, Climate Change Scenarios - Implications for Strategic Asset Allocation, found that institutional ...

Fifteen Australian signatories leave PRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Property Group, Five Oceans Asset management, Local Super, mecu, Orion Asset Management, RepuTex Group, SIRIS, TAAM Asia Pacific Investments, and The Emerald Club. Blue Sky Water Partners, Local Super, and TAAM Asia Pacific Investments were delisted ...