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LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... obvious appeal of the lower cost, but then you have to put it into it the fact that super funds end up being the asset owners. We want to have at the end, good long term development, and not just short-term returns, and we want to have a minimum basic ...

PRI to launch new reporting, assessment framework in October

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... 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 people have differing ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... actually contribute to a better return." There is also discussion within the superannuation industry as to whether asset owners need to become more present in engagement activities, in addition to using third party experts. "A lot of the super funds ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... course the first impact of the decision that we make. There are multiple beneficiaries in every investment decision. Asset owners and the fund managers are the stewards of large parts of the nation's capital. Our primary obligation is to maximise benefits ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... considerations to what superannuation can and cannot do. Hilary Spear, head of investor education, AustralianSuper The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) has been joined by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) on The Vital Few, a grassroots ...

Investor questions about risks, oversight of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... owners and thus exposed to these risks both directly and indirectly, said Julian Poulter, excutive director of the Asset Owners Disclosure Project. "The fund managers are wrapped up in the same gravy train and say these project provide incredibly high ...

Assessing fossil fuel value in an "unburnable carbon" world

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... on thermal coal, so we're only looking at part of the value being at risk." The Citi report further looked at what asset owners and asset managers and listed companies might do to mitigate the risk that could eventuate should the unburnable carbon concept ...

Colonial First State GAM to drive further ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... one of the reasons why I'm in London, to tackle that challenge." Oulton said that there is increasing interest from asset owners and financial intermediaries in Europe to establish asset managers' competencies in responsible investment as part of the ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... strategies of 1-4, with 1 being highest. "We want the best mangers and what we're finding is we need to explain to asset owners why this unlisted space presents an opportunity and or risk management in regard to sustainable opportunities, and also to ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... assessing how pension funds are responding to issues like the transition to a low-carbon global economy. In 2012, the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) released a report concluding that superannuation fund trustees are exposed to legal risks in ...