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RIAA: Responsible Investment portfolios continue to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... investments," he said. "This is starting from a low base, but there are a lot of factors driving awareness. Most superannuation funds will welcome that and the trend tends to highlight those that are doing this with a bit of integrity. I think we'll ...

Byrne: Investors' ESG risk awareness increase biggest change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... investment risk matters," she said. "That's reflected in a number of ways - in the questions that analysts and superannuation funds are asking their investment managers, and the questions hat investment managers are asking companies. I think also has ...

Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... is a really important area and the potential shareholder value and investment risk, especially for major superannuation funds which are preparing to have to disclose all of their investment holdings and essentially will be wearing the potential investor ...

Ann Byrne to step down as ACSI CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... ACSI's Committee of Management of her decision. ACSI represents 35 not-for-profit industry and government superannuation funds with more than six million members and AU$350 billion of funds under management. It provides ESG research, advice and support ...

Bill McKibben urges super funds to divest from fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Environmental activist Bill McKibben has met with superannuation funds during his recent Australian tour, pressing the economic and moral case for investors to divest from fossil fuel companies. Bill McKibben, co-founder and chairman of the board of ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... development costs and, as a result of that, reduce fees. Since the presentation, institutional investors like superannuation funds have indicated to Mercer that, in fact, they do have long-lasting relationships with fund managers, Birgden said. "Since ...

VicSuper, SAS Trustee Corporation to divest from tobacco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... move away from investing in this industry." STC is the trustee board for four New South Wales closed public superannuation funds with AU$36 billion in assets under management - State Authorities Superannuation Scheme (SASS), State Superannuation Scheme ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... the CFA Society of Sydney who has just started as director investment services for First State Super, urged superannuation funds to look to the category of impact investing - or investing with explicit social and economic outcomes. Brandweiner noted ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are looking to engage with superannuation funds and their individual members as they seek to effectual environmental and social changes, with varying levels of response. For their part, superannuation funds are ...

Industry to coordinate efforts to develop impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Investing Policy Collaborative. "It will become important, for example, for institutional investors like the superannuation funds - such as an industry fund - that they can make investments that can help members with more than just financial return year-on-year," ...