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Good Super launches, aims for ethical impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
A new retail superannuation fund, Good Super, has been launched with the mission of generating member returns by investing to impact on thematic, long-term questions facing Australia, including climate change, changing demographics, and social justice ...

APRA: 22% of superannuation fund directors women

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... been quite slow," Braund said. "... We're talking about a six percent increase in seven years; I hope your superannuation fund's return has grown faster than that." The superannuation industry needs to set a target of 40%/40%/20% for gender representation ...

Potential impact investment market estimated at $32 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... market's development in Australia. The report makes the case that impact investment has a legitimate role within superannuation fund portfolios, and that there is evidence that a "well-executed impact investment strategy provides trustees the opportunity ...

LGS, VicSuper leaders in AODP climate investment index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) on The Vital Few, a project that asks people to contact their superannuation fund demanding disclosure and transparency on details about climate risk and the extent of their fossil fuel based investments. ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Infrastructure and urban and agriculture property assets expose investors to both the risks and the opportunities of climate change and other macro-economic challenges. By investing in companies and projects that actively measure and manage the risks ...

NZ Super Fund invests in wind turbine developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has invested US$55 million in a US company that develops wind turbines. US-based Ogin Inc. uses aerospace technology to develop a smaller, high-performance wind turbine, the fund said. It is a privately held company. ...

RIAA: majority of Australians would choose responsible super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
A majority of Australians would rather invest in a responsible superannuation fund than a superannuation fund which only considers maximising financial returns, according to a national poll organised by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

VicSuper chooses SSgA for active global equities ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... will also incorporate "A strong focus on risk management." The AU$11.5 billion VicSuper is a not-for-profit superannuation fund with 220,000 members, and integrates ESG into its investment decision-making. "SSgA is excited to be working on this new active ...

RIAA to engage NZ investors on climate change, investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Zealand now invested responsibly, but that the responsible investment mandate is dominated by the New Zealand Superannuation Fund and a few larger community trusts. The New Zealand Superannuation fund has NZ$23 billion in assets under management and ...

UCA Funds Management appoints Terry McCredden to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Dick Carter, chairperson of the UCA Funds Group. "Terry offers us a unique combination of long career as a superannuation fund CEO, an enviable track record in building ethical investment strategies and a background in the financial management of a Christian ...

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Carbon tariffs on some imports urgently needed: Climate Energy Finance

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Despite the raging global trade war, Climate Energy Finance (CEF) is calling for carbon tariffs on some imports and for Australia to lead the way for a regional Asian carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).

Climate investing declines amid Trump's anti-clean energy regime

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Although investors are withdrawing from climate investing due to uncertainty from the aggressive approach by the US President Donald Trump in his pro-fossil fuels and anti-energy agenda, it opens up opportunities further afield.

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