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Funds using custodian to monitor ESG mandates: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are using their custodians to assist in monitoring manager adherence to environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements, according to J. P. Morgan Investor Services. Custodians are the repository of data on asset level ...

Future Super founders to launch Future Home Loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
The founders of Future Super will branch out into the home loans space by launching a service encouraging people to take up or switch their home loans to banks that do not finance the expansion of the fossil fuel sector. Future Home Loans will launch ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
The global sustainable market now stands at US$21.4 trillion, a growth of 61% since 2012, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Review (GSIR) 2014. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The GSIR 2014 is the second report into the size and characteristics ...

Assessing likely process, impacts of first ERF auction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Regulator has announced that the first Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction will take place on 15 April, and experts say the participants will most likely be drawn from existing Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) project owners. Jennifer ...

VFMC to divest from tobacco holdings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
The Victoria Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has announced that it will divest from direct investments in equity of tobacco manufacturers. VFMC is a AU$46.6 billion state-owned funds manager for a number of public authorities and bodies. Divestment ...

Carnegie Wave Energy launches Perth Wave Energy Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
Carnegie Wave Energy has switched on its first onshore power station, the Perth Wave Energy Project. Carnegie installed the first CETO 5 unit- known as the Perth Project - for the Department of Defence at Garden Island in Western Australia last year. ...

Gordon Hagart to leave ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
Ed note: Updates with comment from Gordon Hagart, ACSI Gordon Hagart is leaving his role as chief executive officer of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) to return to Europe. Hagart's announcement is "unexpected and regrettable," ...

Queensland Investment Corporation joins GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has joined the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), ahead of the organisation's 2015 survey launch. QIC has more than AU$74 billion in assets under management and more than AU$10 billion invested ...

South Australia one step closer to building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
The government of South Australia has introduced legislation that will enact environmental upgrade finance allowing commercial property owners to access finance to retrofit buildings to improve water, waste and energy efficiency. South Australia Climate ...

Towers Watson outlines framework for fossil fuel risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
Towers Watson has addressed growing institutional investor concern over fossil fuel investments and the risks of stranded assets by outlining a framework for response, embedded in the investment decision making process. Nick Kelly, investment consultant ...