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Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... executive officer of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). "QIC with the Powering Australia Renewables fund has fully allocated its money. There are more examples of how money is actually flowing in a big way to low carbon assets. ...

University of Melbourne launches Sustainability Plan 2017-2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... university. The University of Melbourne is putting in place a framework for fossil fuel divestment for its AU$2 billion endowment fund, Tait said. The endowment is managed by the Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VMFC), and the fund has between ...

South Pole Group acquires Climate Friendly, splits business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... Australia's carbon market which is dominated around development of projects under the Clean Energy Regulator's Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). The CFI unit will operate under the Climate Friendly brand and will be headed by current CEO Freddy Sharpe ...

Sustainalytics to augment Sydney office, launch Tokyo office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... 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 a single Asian ...

Escala Partners choose Ownership Matters to provide proxy advisory research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... individuals, not for profits and family office - have left themselves out of the decision tree, waiting for an organisation or a fund to do a screening process without questioning what lies behind that." Escala Partners sought a specialist in governance ...

BetaShares launches ETHI sustainability-themed ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... rights concerns and other activities deemed inconsistent with responsible investment best practice. "This ETF is really a fund that, on the one hand, caters to a significant portion of Australians that are looking to make an impact with their investments," ...

Northern Trust Asset Management launches GRESB-based real estate index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... Management. In addition to launching the index, Northern Trust Asset Management has also launched a Dutch-domiciled pooled fund passively managed to the index. The index was developed in response to demand from investors that combined a passive management ...

Hunter Hall ownership changes prompt review from asset consultants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
The announcement that Hunter Hall founder Peter Hall is stepping down as CEO and CIO of the ethical investment fund and is selling his ownership stake has led asset consultants to re-evaluate the firm from an operational perspective as well as raise ...

Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia - the highlights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... with Carlsson-Sweeny, Gershon Nimbalker, advocacy manager from NGO Baptist World Aid Australia and Wim Van Hyfte, Senior Fund Manager, SRI Specialist at Candriam Investors Group in Belgium. Earlier this year, Carlsson-Sweeny made a field trip to China ...

Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia - investment views

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... according to Ausbil Investment Management's Head of ESG Research, Mans Carlsson-Sweeny. Carlsson-Sweeny and Wim Van Hyfte, Senior Fund Manager, SRI Specialist at Candriam Investors Group in Belgium, discuss the investment risks such as labour rights ...