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Australian Ethical survey identifies savings as top priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... consultant and executive at Mercer's investment consulting business, including acting as head of business in the Asia Pacific region. He is currently working part-time as a senior partner at Mercer. See Also: Australian Ethical management survive general ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... be a way of diversifying risk for institutional investor," said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer. "Many institutional investors don't have large allocations in this area, and it's an interesting place for investors ...

ANZ discloses ESG metrics in 2012 shareholder review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... met and exceeded, with 21% by the end of 2012. The bank has extended the target to source 25-30% of revenue from Asia Pacific, Europe and America by 2017. "At the same time, we have continued our focus on corporate responsibility," ANZ said in the shareholder ...

Duncan Paterson steps down as RIAA board chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... doing our best to abide by good governance practices," Paterson said. Pablo Berrutti, head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, Colonial First State Asset Management, and current deputy chair at RIAA, will be the new chair, Paterson said. RIAA is ...

Unconventional gas development poses risks to investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... account, according to panelists in a recent Sustainalytics webinar. Pablo Berrutti,head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, CFSGAM The panelists identified three main investment risks to coal seam and shale gas extraction - fugitive emissions, the ...

MSCI: Asia Pacific, EU green building market show potential

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... largest real estate investment trusts (REITs) globally, covering almost 200m sqm in space. The research shows that Asia Pacific REITs have, on average, 24.5% green building certification in their property portfolios, while the EU has an average level ...

New Forests issues second sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... markets fund manager New Forests reported a successful capital raising of a fund focusing on plantation assets in the Asia Pacific Region and progress on UN PRI commitments in its second sustainability report. New Forests, a privately held company, stated ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... to catch up with investor expectations on corporate governance and disclosure standards, according to BlackRock's Asia Pacific head of corporate governance and responsible investment. Pru Bennett Pru Bennett, director and head of corporate governance ...

Most Asia Pacific private equity investors monitor ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... scrutiny of ESG issues in general partners' (GP) businesses, nor did it probe into the regional divergences between Asia Pacific, Europe and North America, Freeman said the differences could be partially attributed to the relative financial situations ...

CFSGAM hires Pablo Berrutti as responsible investment head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
Pablo Berrutti has been hired as Colonial First State Global Asset Management's head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, while Amanda McCluskey has moved to a new role with the company in Singapore. Pablo Berrutti Berrutti comes to Colonial First ...