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Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... participation rate than our main index, much less that the ratings would be so horrifically low. Universities use their investment returns to fund medium to long-term development programs, as well as shorter term bursaries. Given the current standoff ...

Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... adequate disclosure that would meet the expectations of an informed, engaged investor? To what extent is it clear that my investment in your company could be impacted by risks from a social, environmental and economic perspective on the short medium ...

Good Super appoints Andrew MacLeod as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... director. MacLeod joined the fund late last year. He said he was attracted to the role at Good Super because of the fund's investment mission. Good Super, a retail superannuation fund that launched last year, has the stated goal of generating member ...

Australian Ethical surpasses $1 billion AUM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical Investors has increased its assets under management to more than AU$1 billion through a combination of investment returns and inflows across its business lines, according to Phil Vernon, managing director. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical ...

LGS appoint two to investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has made to appointments to its investment committee, after reviewing its governance framework. LGS CEO Peter Lambert Local Government Super has hired Bev Durston and Robert Swift. In their new roles, they will assist the ...

Northern Trust to open asset management in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... market," Singh said. "We are going to focus on the classic passive and ESG customised solutions for [socially responsible investment] mandates, and we will also focus on engineered equity as well. The timing is right, the asset servicing business has ...

Instreet Investment buys The Emerald Club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Ed. note: Revised to include comment from The Emerald Club co-founder Justin Medcalf Instreet Investment, a boutique structured product provider, has bought the Emerald Club and its ethical platform, The Emerald Wrap. Instreet did not have a presence ...

Green bond issuance hits US$36.6 billion for 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... development bank issuance from Germany's KfW, France's AFD and Netherland's NWB Bank and "veterans" - the European Investment Bank (EIB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD, World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). ...

The Global Impact Investment Network Appoints new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has appointed Amit Bouri as chief executive officer. Amit Bouri, CEO, the Global Impact Investing Network Bouri is a co-founder of the GIIIN and commenced work at the GIIN in early January of this year. The ...

Foresters Community Finance appoint new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... CEO," said Paul Keehan, Foresters chair. Foresters Community Finance and subsidiary funds management company Social Investment Australia - which is co-owned by InterFinancial Corporate Finance - has invested more than AU$16 million in property and business ...