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South Australia one step closer to building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... legislation is "consistent" with structures in NSW and Melbourne, said Scott Bocskay, chief executive of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund. "We've been engaged with South Australia probably since 2011 [on the design of BUF], and I really commend them on ...

Towers Watson outlines framework for fossil fuel risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... operations, from large internal teams overseeing investments directly to smaller teams that predominately outsource to external fund managers. " "Funds with a very small team that are in pooled vehicles are more limited," Thomas said. "But they can engage ...

RIAA reviewing responsible investment certification program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... certification program with the goal of making adjustments to reflect the growing interest in responsible investment products, fund managers and investment advisers. Simon O'Connor, CEO, Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) RIAA is currently ...

NSW develops first social impact investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... statement of success. The aims around cost measurement and benchmarking are critical, Madhavan said. "How we price, and how you fund these transactions is based on one, the demand for capital, but also the potential return," he said. "That return in ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire head of Africa

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... Adrian Bertrand as head of Africa, networks and global outreach. Bertrand joins the PRI from the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) of South Africa, where he worked for four years as environmental, social and governance (ESG) manager. In that role ...

CEFC finances $20m in business energy improvements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Projects are assessed against CEFC's eligibility criteria for renewables, low emissions and energy efficiency technologies, the fund said. In its 2013/2014 annual report, CEFC reported it allocated investment of more than AU$930 million dollars in projects ...

Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... than our main index, much less that the ratings would be so horrifically low. Universities use their investment returns to fund medium to long-term development programs, as well as shorter term bursaries. Given the current standoff in higher education ...

Good Super appoints Andrew MacLeod as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Good Super has hired Andrew MacLeod as managing director. MacLeod joined the fund late last year. He said he was attracted to the role at Good Super because of the fund's investment mission. Good Super, a retail superannuation fund that launched last ...

Australian Ethical surpasses $1 billion AUM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Phil Vernon, managing director. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director Australian Ethical said its superannuation fund posted growth of 20% in 2014, compared with industry growth of -0.1%, and net inflows to its superannuation fund products ...

LGS appoint two to investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... work with the committee to oversee Local Government Super's internal investment team and external assets consultant, the fund said. Durston is currently principal of Edgehaven Pty, where she advises institutional client on long-term investment strategies ...