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RIAA conference to discuss future of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... not just about the lump sum upon retirement. Funds are thinking about this more deeply. That will increase as our asset owners become largest economic entities in the country. As a result, their investment decisions will shape that world their members ...

First State Super invests in Australian tech, almonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... often presents an opportunity. "Secondly, we believe in an idea known as universal ownership that says that as large asset owners, our capital allocation decisions are going to have medium and longer term implications, particularly in a relatively small ...

Vote Your Super rallies support for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP)'s Vote Your Super initiative will rally support for resolutions for AGL's annual general meeting (AGM) demanding the company set a quantitative target for annual reductions on emissions from power generation ...

Responsible investment reaches 50% total AUM: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... dominates 95% of the responsible investment space in Australia, encompassing as it does investment techniques applied by asset owners and their fund managers. Within the AU$31.6 billion core responsible investment assets, 25% fall into sustainability ...

PRI active on climate change, tax avoidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... are collecting what investors are doing," she said. "We've been trying through the PRI to work particularly with asset owners on signing up to the Montreal Carbon Pledge, as a means of helping asset owners understand their own carbon footprints." Pledge ...

ESG concerns a challenge for mining projects: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... the reporting side, because that's where we've seen the most interest in the asset owner space," Salvatico said. "Asset owners are taking responsibility and being more accountable for their risks. We saw some changes with APRA with risk requirement reporting ...

Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... directors, CEOs and senior management to identify long-term issues out to 2025, challenges and opportunities for asset owners, managers and investors. The survey covered a variety of areas, including where they felt boards could add most value to their ...

PRI outlines portfolio carbon reduction strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Institutional asset owners with diversified, long-term portfolios will be exposed to costs associated with the risks of climate change, and they have a "positive and unique role to play", according to a new discussion paper from Principles for Responsible ...

BNP Paribas launches ESG reporting tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... asset management and the asset ownership side to provide data and analytical services around ESG. "We have looked at asset owners, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and superannuation funds, and they have a need to meet regulatory standards, like ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... to augment their engagement work with pension funds over the climate risks in investment portfolios. In April, the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) and Client Earth launched a project at challenging pension fund trustees and managers around their ...