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GRESB signs up new partner, members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... association for 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 ...

ACSI starts recruitment process for new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... and "experience in influencing public policy." ACSI represents 38 Australian superannuation funds and five international pension funds, and the organisation is a member of the ASX Corporate Governance Council and is the Australian network manager for ...

Christian Super invests in microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Christian Super has made an allocation to microinsurance by investing in LeapFrog Investments. Simba Marekera, policy analyst, Christian Super The AU$720 million superannuation fund made the allocation in early July, said Peter Murphy, Christian Super ...

PRI to launch new reporting, assessment framework in October

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... she said. "There has been a technical reference group put together on the basis of having diversity in terms of size of pension funds, asset owners, asset managers, different sizes and different countries. It hasn't been without its controversies and ...

Ethinvest model portfolios outperform wider ASX indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... of Ethinvest. The two model portfolios run on the Emerald Wrap, a dedicated responsible investment, superannuation and pension platform. Both the ASX50 and ASX100 model portfolios are constructed around negative screens. Companies that are given a red ...

RI Academy to offer Enhanced Financial Analysis course

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... standard for training in RI now reaching financial professionals in over 25 countries and across 80 of the world's largest pension funds, RIAA said on its website. "The strongest client base has been institutional [investment professionals]," O'Connor ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... chain. I believe in the next few years, we will see a lot more adaptation." See Also: Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent Trustees exposed to legal risk over climate change impacts

GRESB hires new head of Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark has hired Ruben Langbroek as head of Asia, responsible for strategic development in the region. Langbroek will strengthen and develop GRESB's relationship with institutional real estate investors, fund ...

Mercer: use responsible investment to reduce return leakage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... as climate change. "The presentation built on a discussion we had last year - what would happen to $100 invested by a pension fund member for their retirement over the journey, in the investment environment we see today," Ambachtsheer said. "The environment ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Pension schemes could potentially become insolvent within 35 years if future global economic growth is hindered by resource constraints and increasing costs from environmental pressures, according to new research from the British Institute and Faculty ...