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Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... measuring and monitoring those risks over time. This latest report by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries highlights the risk to pension investments, said Julian Poulter, executive director of the AODP, who read the report. "The value of all these ...

PRI work stream to address systemic sustainability barriers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... by investors and policy-makers to internalize them in investors' interest Financial market stability - to promote better risk management within financial institutions, notably those that are 'too big to fail', and regulation of these institutions and ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... VicSuper has developed a new benchmark index for its passive international fixed interest portfolio that integrates sovereign risk criteria evaluating countries for their willingness and ability to repay debt. Ronan Walsh, VicSuper The AU$9.8bn public ...

ANZ discloses ESG metrics in 2012 shareholder review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Asia Pacific region, ANZ said. ANZ also reported that almost 1,000 employees completed their online Social and Environmental Risk training in 2012, which incorporates the bank's values and behaviours, their sensitive sector policies and their human rights ...

ESG factors impact on private equity valuation, dealmaking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... school shootings in the US underscores the increasing influence of LPs and the growing materiality of ESG issues on investment risk, return and reputation."

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... of potential benchmarks is one indication of the level of specialist knowledge needed for this area. "There are additional risk factors associated with monitoring these portfolios just due to the fact that this investment class doesn't have the same ...

Monitoring impact investing: the practitioner's perspective

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... well as management, the balance sheet, the security - all the things you do when you review a loan. Most things are aimed at risk mitigation; it doesn't matter if it's a social enterprise or a bakery around the corner. You do the same things. In reviewing ...

Michael Walsh hired as CEO of UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... individuals. Walsh comes to UCA Funds from Hunter Hall, where he served in a number of roles, including ethical analyst, risk manager and head of responsible investment research. He joined Hunter Hall in May 2008 as a non-executive director, a position ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... example. The measures are to train staff, make machines less visible, support counselling and audit hotels. In the parlance of risk management, these are all 'administrative measures', the lowest rung of risk management. Higher rungs include engineering ...

Climate Change Authority backs Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... instability in the market and this has no doubt been a major factor in its decision-making process." Policy uncertainty is a risk factor that impacts on the availablity and cost of capital for investment in renewable energy projects, and the CCA's recommendations ...