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Insurer Catlin Group sponsors survey of global coral reefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... data to allow the scientific community to monitor the health of coral reefs, including the Great Barrier Reef. "As an insurance company, Catlin helps clients manage the risks they face," said James Burcke, group head of communications at Catlin Group. ...

Australian Ethical Investment to reorganise business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... employers," Vernon said. "That follows on a lot of product improvements we've made to our super fund, particularly in our insurance offering." The rising Australian equities market has also brought new inflows to Australian Ethical's managed fund offerings ...

Cbus to divest from tobacco assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... and reputation risk." Cbus also cited the health impact of tobacco products on members, saying 6.6% of claims for life insurance from Cbus over recent years are as a result of lung cancer. "After careful consideration Cbus has taken the step to divest ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... and equity, as well as first loss arrangements, loan guarantees, credit enhancement for project debt and policy risk insurance for climate polices," as possible steps. This funding needs to be prioritised to leverage private capital into low carbon sectors ...

GRESB signs up new partner, members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... 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 real estate sectors. ...

Christian Super invests in microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... do, it should be defined by what we do do. Investing in funds that are able to do good through something like micro-insurance is really exciting for the fund. We know that it resonates with our members." Christian Super's commitment comes out of its ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... in ESG-land. These should naturally be woven into that process. That is already happening in other sectors, such as insurance." Birgden also sees the need for superannuation funds and non-government organisations (NGOs) to speak more regularly. "There ...

Ethinvest model portfolios outperform wider ASX indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... feature in the top 10 holdings of both model portfolios - Westpac, Telstra, CSL, AMP, Suncorp, Brambles Industries, Insurance Australia Group, Stockland, Resmed and GPT Group are the top 10 holdings of the ASX100 index. Westpac, ANZ, National Australia ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... being made to take responsibility for their environmental and social impacts through regulation, taxation, fines, higher insurance premiums, and compensation claims, which has a flow-on impact on the long-term returns paid to investors. Because superannuation ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... that climate legal risk is not an easily defined term, spanning corporate law, regulatory risks, reputational risks, insurance risks and common law. It is most commonly associated with corporate environment risk, but is not limited to matters of pollution ...