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CDP, We Mean Business partner for Road to Paris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... companies out of 96 globally that have committed to one or more of the initiatives. James Day, director Australia and New Zealand at CDP, noted that their efforts are part of an even wider coalition, We Mean Business. "We are working together with all ...

CFSGAM reports on transparency, stewardship of assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... has US$156.9 billion in assets under management globally, and US$US$90.8 billion of those assets come from Australia/New Zealand, the firm's biggest market. "There are three main areas where we tried to improve," said Pablo Berrutti, head of responsible ...

Northern Trust opens Australia/NZ asset management office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Hong Kong to Melbourne, is the new head of business development for Northern Trust Asset Management in Australia and New Zealand, with Senior institutional sales manager, Shane Teunissen as senior institutional sales manager Ann-Marie Garry as sales ...

Australian, NZ social enterprises top B Corp list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Investment, achieved the highest honours, named to the Best for the World - Overall list. In total, ten Australian and one New Zealand companies were also named to the category leaders lists - B Cubed Management Consultants, Our Community Group and Reho ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... and stream mitigation banks and forest carbon offset projects. The manager has four main vehicles - the Australia New Zealand Forest Fund (ANZFF) and the Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 2 (ANZFF 2), valued at AU$2.2 billion at the end of 2014; the ...

Aust/NZ investors committed to ESG in alt investments: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015  |  NEWS
Investors in Australia and New Zealand are strongly committed to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in their alternative asset investments, according to Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia ...

Teachers Mutual Bank, NAB on "most ethical" list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... pre-tax profits in community programs, which is 12.6 times the financial services industry average in Australia and New Zealand. "There is a growing tide of socially aware consumers who are sending a strong message by demanding ethical and sustainable ...

AXA IM ESG SmartBeta fund 5% stronger than benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... its benchmark for its first six months, the fund manager has announced. Craig Hurt, AXA IM director of Australia and New Zealand The AXA IM All Country World Index (ACWI) SmartBeta Equity Fund was launched in September in Australia and was seeded from ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... the United States and Canada account for 99% of global sustainable invested assets, the report finds. Australia and New Zealand had AU$153 billion in funds under management in broad responsible investments in 2013, while funds under management in core ...

Gordon Hagart to leave ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... international asset owners - RAILPEN Investments, Universities Superannuation Scheme, CalPERS, APG Asset Management, PGGM, and New Zealand Superannuation Fund. See Also: ACSI sets goal of 30% women on ASX200 boards ACSI hire Gordon Hagart as new chief ...