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Mercer hires Alexis Cheang to Responsible Investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... said. Mercer has 13 responsible investment consultants around the world who specialise in advising boards of superannuation funds, insurance companies, foundations and endowments on sustainable and responsible investment matters. "Implementing sustainable ...

Farmland attractive to super funds, but liquidity a concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Long-term investors such as superannuation funds are "potentially great partners" to invest in farmland, but illiquidity concerns are one barrier to investment, according to Gordon Noble, senior portfolio analyst and regional strategist at Inflection ...

UCA Funds Management release 2013 annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... operates the Uniting Growth Fund, the Development Fund and the Funeral Fund for individuals, self-managed superannuation funds and corporates. The fund manager also announced that they are pursuing a change in their Australian Financial Services License ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... more NGO engagement with financial institutions. it started with the Gunns campaign ANZ, which also included superannuation funds members engaging with their funds on the issue." Leske also noted the recent Oxfam report, detailing allegations of land ...

University of Sydney issues second impact investing report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Australia. Returns on these investments fund traditional charitable activities and grants. The earlier report into superannuation funds and impact investing estimated that the forward scope for impact investing is AU$32 billion over the next decade. ...

PRI moving ahead with governance review, disclosure regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... sees similarities between the disclosure obligations on PRI signatories and new regulations on Australian superannuation funds from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority that will increase disclosures to fund members. "The portfolio level disclosure ...

FSC standard mandates ESG policy for superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Superannuation funds that are members of the Financial Services Council (FSC) will be required to develop and implement an ESG risk management policy from July under the FSC's standards. FSC full members must comply with standards that are relevant ...

350.org Australia issues ASX200 fossil fuel divestment study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... bolster their case for divestment from fossil fuel assets when engaging with institutional investors such as superannuation funds, said Charlie Wood, campaigns director at 350.org Australia. "We've been running this divestment campaign in Australia since ...

Video: Taking ESG integration to the investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Report on Vimeo. The Sustainability Report moderated this live panel debate examining how and to what extent superannuation funds are integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into the investment process. Institutional investors ...

APRA: 22% of superannuation fund directors women

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
Women held 22% of directorships at superannuation funds in 2013, an increase from 16% in 2006, according to data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). But although there is a higher percentage of women holding directorships in ...