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Sustainalytics to augment Sydney office, launch Tokyo office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... community to implement a Stewardship Code and Corporate Governance code, as well as significant moves by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) to embrace ESG integration as part of its investment mandate. "We're under no illusion that there is ...

Engagement a tool for investment stewardship: RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Jantzi called on Australian investors to participate more in global forums, such as one established by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) of Japan, the Global Asset Owners Fund, to aid the GPIF in its obligations under the Japanese Stewardship ...

Australia, NZ assets perform strongly in GRESB Infrastructure Assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... COP-21 agreement in Paris. The involvement and engagement of institutional investors, such as banks, insurance companies, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds in infrastructure investments that are low carbon, climate resilient and socially inclusive ...

ACSI issues vote warning to remaining all-male ASX boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... seriously out of step with their peers." The policy is backed by its membership mandate - Australian superannuation funds and pension funds from around the world, which ACSI notes represents more than AU$1.6 trillion in investments, and owns approximately ...

Australian Ethical Investment engages on sustainability of meat

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... encouraging them to set strategies to diversity into plant-based sources of protein." The coalition includes Swedish state pension funds AP2, AP3 and AP4, Aviva Investors, Boston Common, Coller Capital, Folksam, Nordea and Robeco. Australian Ethical ...

Emerald Wrap, Impact 20/80 form impact investing partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... August 2011 by Tim Xirakis and Justin Medcalf. The Emerald Wrap is a dedicated responsible investment, superannuation and pension platform, and includes approved funds and separately managed account (SMA) model portfolios.

Australian Ethical Investments profit increases 53 percent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... ethical option in superannuation fund," Vernon said. "We have seven features in our accumulation fund, and a fully featured pension fund, so people are realising this is something they can put their entire retirement savings and have it professionally ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... benchmark index. AODP this week released the 2016 Global Climate 500 Index, which rates the world's 500 biggest asset owners - pension funds, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, foundations and endowments with a total of $US37 trillion assets under management ...

New Forests launches ESG investment performance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... offers commingled funds and separate accounts for institutional investors, and reported that the majority of clients are pension funds, but also include insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and family offices. New Forests is increasing ...

CEFC, Palisade Investment Partners launch infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... will invest at an earlier stage of project development, rather than post-build, said Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO. "Normally pension fund investors don't invest in infrastructure projects that aren't built yet - they want to invest when the toll road is built ...