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ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... term philosophical merits of really sustainable investing." This comes up in portfolio construction discussions with asset owners, Salvatico of MSCI said. "That's something we talk about here with Barra, which has its risk platform with its own risk ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... issues. "Those factors have led to these issues being discussed in a more sophisticated way here in Australia than by asset owners in North America," she said. "I think that a lot of investors are well equipped to think about these issues and that you ...

350.org Australia issues ASX200 fossil fuel divestment study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... don't cause harm to the many people who have jobs in the fossil fuel sector. There was fantastic analysis done by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project that found that if the pension fund sector was to increase their investment in low carbon by 3%, that ...

Video: Taking ESG integration to the investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... principle behind the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), which is increasingly mandated and scrutinized by asset owners. According to the PRI, as of April 2013 assets under management by PRI signatories stands at USD 32 trillion, up from ...

LGS, VicSuper leaders in AODP climate investment index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... 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 to the Asset Owners Disclosure ...

ICGN names Kerrie Waring managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Investors, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, the Asset Owners Disclosure Project, AMP Capital, Cbus, Easterbrook Consultancy, Governance Institute of Australia, Integrity Governance, Macquarie ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... By investing in companies and projects that actively measure and manage the risks of climate change, institutional asset owners can mitigate their own exposure to risks, and potentially unlock a variety of financial benefits in the opportunities that ...

Colonial First State GAM publishes global stewardship code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... high degree of engagement with companies on the equity side, anyway, which is part of the reason so many Australian asset owners and fund managers have signed up to the UN PRI. The FSC also has the Blue Book, which has a lot of stewardship themes in ...

GRI makes appointments to Stakeholder Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Julian Poulter of the Asset Owners Disclosure Project and Amanda Keogh of Fuji Xerox have been appointed to the Global Reporting Initiative's Stakeholder Council. Poulter, executive director of the Asset Owners Disclosure Project, will be a representative ...

RIAA to engage NZ investors on climate change, investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... of the Green Party in New Zealand, Nathan Fabian of the Investor Group on Climate Change and Julian Poulter of the Asset Owners Disclosure Project, RIAA said. Other topics include corporate governance in New Zealand, the benefits of sustainability to ...