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NZ Super Fund sells partial forestry stake to iwi collective

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... reduced NZ Super Fund's stake from 41.25% to 38.75%. Other shareholders in Kaingaroa Timberland include Public Sector Pension Investment Board, a Canadian Crown corporation investing funds for the pension plans of the Canadian public service with a 30% ...

RIAA launches RI Academy in Canada, India

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... year, it was a theme that came up a lot - the need for education. We have seen a lot more large investment organisations, pension funds and other institutional investment managers, approaching us about training their staff. What is needed is a consistent ...

LGS, VicSuper leaders in AODP climate investment index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) and VicSuper are in the top five pension funds for their approach to managing climate risk, but overall, the world's largest asset owners are failing to manage the growing financial risks posed by climate change, according ...

IGCC: insto investors would park capital if CEFC repealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Legislation Committee in Canberra along with other experts, including the chair and CEO of the CEFC. The IGCC represents pension funds and fund managers based in Australia and New Zealand, supports "transparent, long-term and relatively certain policies ...

RIAA to engage NZ investors on climate change, investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Superannuation fund has NZ$23 billion in assets under management and invests money on behalf of the government to offset public pension costs. The New Zealand Superannuation Fund was set up with ethical investment considerations as part of its foundation ...

Investors ask companies for information on fossil fuel exposures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... said Jack Ehnes, CEO of the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), the nation's second largest public pension fund with $172 billion under management and a member of the initiative. "As long-term investors, we see the world moving toward ...

Inalytics, PIRC find corporate governance, share price link

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... analysis to the area of investment manager skill, analysis the UK equity portfolios of one of their clients, Merseyside Pension Scheme. They found that two of their fund manager carried a low level of governance risk, while two carried an average level ...

Northern Trust develops emerging markets low CO2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... made up of companies that have both lower carbon emissions and less fossil fuel reserves. The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4) will invest in the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Custom Low Carbon Dioxide Equity Index Fund, which has been designed ...

ACSI hire Gordon Hagart as new chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... in Geneva, and played a key role in creating the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. "Australia has a world-class pension system, and has become a centre of excellence in integrating ESG issues into investment decision-making and the exercise of ...

PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... exploring the link between ESG factors and credit risk in the US%47 trillion sovereign debt market. Asset owner such as pension funds invest in sovereign debt because of a perceived lower risk profile - the PRI cites a 2013 study by Towers Watson that ...