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J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... easy to compare, because there is not one standardised form of reporting. "As landlords develop their environmental management systems the breadth of their reporting is improving," J.P. Morgan said in the report. "Not all of the key environmental factors ...

Asset owners, managers see climate change as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... change integration influenced their fund manager decisions in 2012. "It is easier for investors to work from the risk management point of view," Birgden said. "In the current environment, where the institutional investor is in a low return environment ...

GRESB signs up new partner, members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Townsend Group and Robeco have both joined GRESB as members. The Townsend Group has US$140 billion in assets under management and is a global provider of real estate and real asset services with offices in the United States, London and Hong Kong. "The ...

AXA IM: board diversity an issue at EuroStoxx50 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... American market more deeply and part of that trajectory was incorporating North Americans onto the Board or in senior management positions. We think the same thing is about to happen now in emerging markets." Boards that have sought more diverse participation ...

BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... February 2013, as compared to 14.4% in 2012. But there has only been little change in the level of diversity in key management personnel. "This is about talent management," said Pru Bennett, director and head of corporate governance and responsible investment ...

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... included in the survey. Alumina, BHP Billiton, Fortescue Metals, Newcrest Mining, OneSteel, OZ Minerals and Sims Metal Management answered the questionnaire and gave a public response, and CDP lists the overview of their responses and suggestions for ...

UCA Funds Management holds first investor briefing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has held its first investor briefing, discussing the structure and returns of its three portfolios, its investment approach to selecting Australian equities and disclosing that a AU$7.7 million loan relating to the now-defunct Acacia ...

Bush Heritage Australia fund pays farmers for conservation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... within a farming business - landowners are paid an annual fee for putting a portion of their land under conservation management for a minimum period of 10 years, according to Bush Heritage Australia. The stewardship agreements will then make annual performance ...

Local Government Super selects SSgA for equities mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... strategies into the process, so that could be exclusions or integrations." "We have our exclusions built into the investment management agreement - there's a minimum 10% threshold that screens out stocks from industries such as uranium mining, gambling ...

CEFC study advocates demand management for electricity use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Demand management - a cooperative approach to saving energy - could save billions of dollars from electricity bills in Australia, according to a study commissioned by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). CEFC CEO Oliver Yates The study, Investing ...