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Vote Your Pension platform calls for global member action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
A coalition of non-government organisations including the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) and The Climate Institute have launched a platform to pressure asset owners to support a shareholder resolution at Chevron's annual general meeting later ...

Video: Fossil Fuel Divestment Exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... legal and regulatory standards for fund trustees. Regulations and legislation are changing the way companies and asset owners report on carbon emissions and exposures to future carbon emission liabilities, and more than 30 countries have a price on carbon ...

BNY Mellon offers ESG data to depositary receipt clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... sustainability investing space - including its asset servicing line, which provides custody and administration for asset owners such as institutional investors. "Yes, there's interest, but it's early days," Gresham said. "I sit the social finance council ...

Local Government Super top AODP index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
Local Government Super once again regained the top position on the global Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) index for their work in managing climate risk, but 85% of the 500 largest asset owners globally are still not adequately disclosing or managing ...

AODP, ClientEarth to challenge funds on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) is partnering with environmental law organisation ClientEarth to launch a project at challenging pension fund trustees and managers around their fiduciary duties to protect investments from the risks of climate ...

Northern Trust opens Australia/NZ asset management office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... servicing provider. As a custodian, Northern Trust oversees more than AU$200 billion in assets and is the custodian for asset owners including the Future Fund, CSC, QIC, IAG, ACT Treasury and Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme (EISS). The asset ...

AXA IM ESG SmartBeta fund 5% stronger than benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... you can launch a strategy in the Australian market, where there's a a lot of talk about ESG, but frustration by the asset owners that there aren't that many strategies that are available for them to invest in." The AXA IM SmartBeta ESG strategy has a ...

Gordon Hagart to leave ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... manage over AU$400 billion on behalf of eight million members and retirees. ACSI also represents six international asset owners - RAILPEN Investments, Universities Superannuation Scheme, CalPERS, APG Asset Management, PGGM, and New Zealand Superannuation ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire head of Africa

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... new opportunities that this role will present," Bertrand said. Africa represents unique opportunities for engaging asset owners and investment managers on ESG issues and for expanding PRI's signatory base across the Continent." Bertrand holds an MBA ...

Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... exposure to climate change's financial risk, or failing to state their mitigation strategies at all, according to the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP). AODP has launched the 2014-2015 Global Universities Index (GUI), which asked universities around ...