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Government proposes governance changes for super boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
The federal government has proposed legislation that will require boards of superannuation funds to be comprised of at least one third independent directors and an independent chair. Pauline Vamos, CEO, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

BNP Paribas launches ESG reporting tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Securities Services has launched a tool that will provide environmental, social and governance (ESG) data for customised reporting purposes. Madhu Gayer, head of Asia Pacific investment reporting and performance, BNP Paribas Securities Services ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Legal and investment experts have been advising superannuation fund trustees that they have an obligation to include evaluation of climate change risk in their overall governance and investment processes. But there may be new urgency to the calls, influenced ...

VicSuper exploring developing climate change fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... more people in the industry talking about signing the pledge." VicSuper is a $15 billion profit to member superannuation fund with more than 242,000 members and 21,000 participating employers as of the end of March. See Also: VicSuper signs on to Natural ...

ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
ANZ has issued an AU$600 million green bond that will finance green property, wind power and solar projects. The bond - ANZ's first green bond and the second issued by an Australian bank - is five-year fixed rate, priced at 99.384 and an 80 bps spread ...

LGS joins Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... carbon performance of our portfolio." Last year, LGS implemented a negative screen on fossil fuels, and the superannuation fund has reduced the carbon intensity of their international share portfolio to 30% below its benchmark. During that time, the ...

VicSuper signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
VicSuper has become signatory to the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD), the first Australian superannuation fund to do so. NCD is a global finance-led initiative convened by the Global Canopy Programme (GCP) and the UN Environment Programme Finance ...

Video: Fossil Fuel Divestment Exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... moderated this live panel debate examining the legal and governance issues behind fossil fuel divestment. A superannuation fund's decision around divestment from fossil fuel or high carbon emission intensity assets should be grounded in the fund's governance ...

Local Government Super top AODP index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... year. LGS's top rating was based on its management - LGS does calculate portfolio-wide emissions, and the superannuation fund did reduce its carbon intensity from last year. The AU$7.5 billion fund also "had the widest range of climate change-related ...

AODP, ClientEarth to challenge funds on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) is partnering with environmental law organisation ClientEarth to launch a project at challenging pension fund trustees and managers around their fiduciary duties to protect investments from the risks of climate ...