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Local Government Super sells upgraded property

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Partners Group. The property had been retrofitted to 6-star NABERS rating and received a $439,000 grant from the Green Building Fund, which was 50% of the upgrade costs incurred, said Brian Churchill, LGS property portfolio manager. "[SKM House] moved ...

Australian Ethical survey identifies savings as top priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... in their lifetime, and as we start to live more conscious lifestyles people will demand that their investments, which will fund their retirement lifestyle, reflect their values." Australian Ethical also reported that while over 80% of Australians identified ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... US$1.42 billion and net inflows to existing portfolios of US$186 million," the report said. "The average responsible investment fund delivered higher returns than the average mainstream fund across one, three, five and seven years, and for Australian ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... 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 the event of financial losses caused by the impacts of climate change. The AODP ...

Net Balance launches research and development institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Net Balance has launched a dedicated research and development initiative, the Tomorrow's Agenda Research Institute, and appointed Les Hems as inaugural director of research and development. Tomorrow's Agenda Research Institute will see Net Balance take ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... countries for their willingness and ability to repay debt. Ronan Walsh, VicSuper The AU$9.8bn public sector superannuation fund has developed the new benchmark in consultation with their investment adviser, Towers Watson, and with BlackRock Investment ...

ESG factors impact on private equity valuation, dealmaking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... buyers are an important exit route for private equity investments and Limited Partners (LPs) are better able to influence fund terms - including seeking commitments on ESG management and reporting from their General Partners (GPs). The PRI has seen growing ...

Greencape Capital hires Jonathan Koh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Equity fund manager Greencape Capital has appointed Jonathan Koh to the role of investor, responsible for stock analysis and selection. Jonathan Koh Greencape is a AU$3.97bn fund manager led by Matthew Ryland and David Pace, both ex-Merrill Lynch/BlackRock. ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations' (DEEWR) AU$20m Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF). SEDIF was established to improve social enterprises' access to finance to help them grow their business and increase ...

Monitoring impact investing: the practitioner's perspective

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Concomitant with institutional investors developing their processes for evaluating and overseeing potential impact investments and fund managers in that sphere and working on appropriate benchmarks for measuring financial, social and environmental impacts ...