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Citi, Credit Suisse top ESG RA Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Individual Analyst or Team for their Australian ESG/SRI AGM Series. ESG RA is an association of Australian superannuation funds, fund managers and asset consultants whose mission is to increase the quantity and quality of broker research in Australia ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has certified AXA Investment Manager's ESG SmartBeta equity pooled fund under its responsible certification process. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The AXA IM ACWI SmartBeta Equity Fund is designed to provide ...

PRI considering integration of Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... our work does link to the SDGs anyway, but we need to do some reframing to make that explicit." Australian investors and fund managers are behind the curve when it comes to this discussion, which is still in the education stage at the moment, Reynolds ...

CEFC commits to Westpac Efficient Financing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... energy-from-waste projects, and projects registered for Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) under the Emissions Reduction Fund. Westpac customers will be able to access specialist expertise to assist them in creating and delivering on these projects ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Superannuation fund trustees are increasingly seeing environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration as part of the process of managing funds for members over the long term, and view engagement with invested companies as a tool in that process. ...

Australian Ethical hires Michael Murray

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... of clients choosing to align their investments with their values." Murray is one recent hire for Australian Ethical - the fund manager and superannuation provider in March hired Mark Williams as an equities analyst. Williams came to Australian Ethical ...

UCA Funds Management hires Benjamin Pedley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Australia after 17 years' experience across Asia. He cites the growth of interest in ethical investment in Australia and UCA Fund Management's investment track record. "The ethical aspect is something that attracted me to this role, and is something ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... AAA. Local Government Super is the second highest rated asset owner in the world, behind the UK's Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF). Australian Super is ranked seventh globally, while First State Super is ranked twelfth globally. "As awareness and ...

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... carbon emissions to 5% below 2000 levels by 2020, and 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2030. It consists of the Emissions reduction Fund, a crediting element for emissions reductions, the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) to purchase emissions reductions, and ...

ESG integration continues to spread across Asia: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
Integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into investment processes continue to grow across Asia Pacific markets, but in diverse fashions and influenced by variable regulatory and market considerations, according to Ronnie ...