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US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Regnan, and F&C Management's responsible engagement overlay, provide corporate engagement services on behalf of superannuation funds and institutional investors with total shareholdings of US$57.6bn. Negative/exclusionary screening is globally the most ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... "There are particular implications in Australia," Poulter said. "It is a resource intensive economy, our superannuation funds are much more highly invested in carbon exposed assets and climate change related assets. That's our sovereign risk, if you ...

NAB Asset Servicing developing ESG overlay tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... of press deadline, the ESG overlay service will most likely take the form of a monthly report that rates superannuation funds' overall ASX300 holdings "in line with international guidelines using a qualitative scale", Hele said. NAB will partner with ...

Woolworths poker machine vote fails, but push to continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... - 13,708,074 votes to 529,131,129, according to media reports. The vote meant asking investors, including superannuation funds, to decide how to vote on a social issue that impacts on Woolworths' reputation and its bottom line. Grassroots community organisation ...

Fiona Reynolds to take PRI managing director role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... focus and working more closely with trustees and again, her experience with working directly with trustees of superannuation funds is really perfectly matched to the mission of the PRI in ensuring that the top of the investment chain is really engaged ...

Boards increasing engagement on remuneration reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... campaign to curb gambling, will turn its attention to persuading investors to back the motion, meaning that superannuation funds will have to decide how to vote on a social issue that impacts on Woolworths' reputation and its bottom line. Woolworths' ...

Sustainable investing needed as global economy transforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... management and trustee obligations that is happing in Australia at the moment, Dougherty said. Australian superannuation funds are in the midst of adopting new prudential regulatory standards promulgated by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority ...

Solaris Investment Management augments distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... The firm, a UNPRI signatory, uses ESG considerations as one of its qualitative analysis factors. See Also: Superannuation funds aware of ESG macro-impact Solaris appoint ESG analyst

O'Halloran to step down as RIAA executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... with over AU$650bn in funds under management, ranging from advisers, dealer groups, investment managers, superannuation funds, faith-based investors, research firms, asset consultants and insurance companies. As executive director, O'Halloran established ...

Superannuation funds aware of ESG macro-impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Superannuation funds are realising that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors should be integrated into macro-level investment decisions, and not merely as issues in individual companies, according to boutique fund manager Solaris Investment ...