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Cbus to divest from tobacco assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... and reputation risk." Cbus also cited the health impact of tobacco products on members, saying 6.6% of claims for life insurance from Cbus over recent years are as a result of lung cancer. "After careful consideration Cbus has taken the step to divest ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... and equity, as well as first loss arrangements, loan guarantees, credit enhancement for project debt and policy risk insurance for climate polices," as possible steps. This funding needs to be prioritised to leverage private capital into low carbon sectors ...

GRESB signs up new partner, members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Dutch institutional investors in the real estate sector, has become a partner. IVBN is made up of large pension funds, insurance companies, banks and both listed and non-listed real estate funds and companies, and members invest across real estate sectors. ...

Christian Super invests in microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... do, it should be defined by what we do do. Investing in funds that are able to do good through something like micro-insurance is really exciting for the fund. We know that it resonates with our members." Christian Super's commitment comes out of its ...

Mercer: benefits to creating fairer long-term value in capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... in ESG-land. These should naturally be woven into that process. That is already happening in other sectors, such as insurance." Birgden also sees the need for superannuation funds and non-government organisations (NGOs) to speak more regularly. "There ...

Ethinvest model portfolios outperform wider ASX indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... feature in the top 10 holdings of both model portfolios - Westpac, Telstra, CSL, AMP, Suncorp, Brambles Industries, Insurance Australia Group, Stockland, Resmed and GPT Group are the top 10 holdings of the ASX100 index. Westpac, ANZ, National Australia ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... being made to take responsibility for their environmental and social impacts through regulation, taxation, fines, higher insurance premiums, and compensation claims, which has a flow-on impact on the long-term returns paid to investors. Because superannuation ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... that climate legal risk is not an easily defined term, spanning corporate law, regulatory risks, reputational risks, insurance risks and common law. It is most commonly associated with corporate environment risk, but is not limited to matters of pollution ...

GRESB hires new head of Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... real estate sector." Meanwhile, GRESB has announced that Aegon Group, the Netherlands-based global provider of life insurance, pensions and asset management has joined GRESB. AEGON operates in more than 20 countries and has over â,¬458 million revenue ...

StepUP loans provide social, economic return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... between $20,000 and $40,000 per year." The report also recommended that the program look to offer basic, affordable insurance products, something that Good Shepherd Microfinance is already pursuing. "We've got a discussion paper out right now and are ...