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Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... kind of thinking and research that some funds have been doing. For others, it might stimulate funds to think more about asset classes, what's happening with their infrastructure assets, for example, and how resilient their property assets are." Shane ...

Four Australians up for election to UNPRI council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Superannuation Investors, Denis Donohue, managing director of Solaris Wealth Management and Manny Pohl, CEO of Hyperion Asset Management, are among the 37 candidates to the council. Six asset owner candidates will be competing for two seats on the council ...

Institutional investors back carbon tax scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Institutional investors have expressed broad support for the government's proposed carbon mitigation scheme. Under legislation outlined by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the scheme will start from 1 July 2012. For the first three years, it will run as ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... differs. An example of an issue we've covered is, what is the UNPRI and what are our obligations under that. Some training is asset class specific - we might bring in people from other organisations that might have done work in that particular asset ...

Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... report emphasises that all of the measures outlined offer a net savings after annualising the capital expenditure over the asset's life - the average net savings equates to approximately $2 per square metre of selling area, or a net annual savings of ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management reports on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has urged the financial services industry to put greater emphasis on pricing ESG issues into investment decisions while releasing a report into their own 2010 responsible investment decisions. Amanda ...

Benchmarking superannuation funds' sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... factors by companies. But even as the pressure rises on companies to disclose how they manage ESG risks, reporting of how asset managers and asset owners like superannuation funds use this information to achieve stated sustainability goals is voluntary ...

Mercer: providing education and intervention on ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... existing portfolio and how to invest in potential sources of ESG alpha in a way that is commensurate with their strategic asset allocation goals. "Because we have a specialist team of 16 globally that works on ESG for our clients, we produce a lot of ...

MSCI launches 25 new ESG indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Remy Briand, global head of index and ESG research at MSCI. "They broaden and deepen our ESG index line-up, enabling both asset owners and asset managers to implement a growing range of ESG strategies." The MSCI ESG Indices were launched in September ...

The impact of universal owners on sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Large asset owners that own a slice of country's economy and market through their portfolios are exposed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors that might impact long-term value, but they have the ability to use that economic and financial ...