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Ethinvest rallies support for BHP Billiton board candidate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... written to its clients expressing their support for Dunlop's candidacy, and asking clients to contact their superannuation fund providers to lobby them to vote for Dunlop's candidacy. Ethinvest has created a web page on their site with information and ...

LGS invests in US$250 million EBRD green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) green bond. LGS CEO Peter Lambert LGS was the only Australian superannuation fund to invest in the US$250 million EBRD green bond, which was issued last month. LGS invested $1 million, and was one of 14 ...

New co-op body to stress economic, social value of model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
There is a new push in Australia to raise the profile of the co-operative and mutual business model, which proponents say inherently melds social and economic goals while contributing to a diversified economy. Melina Morrison, BCCM CEO (Photo courtesy ...

Westpac, CBA raise $10 million for Benevolent Society SBB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... existing centres, and the planned expansion of six more centres in New South Wales. NGS Super became the first superannuation fund to invest in a social benefit bond with an AU$500,000 allocation to an AU$7 million bond. See Also: Westpac, CBA, Benevolent ...

Australian Ethical Investment to reorganise business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... transact with us," he said. Australian Ethical has also improved its on-boarding operations and focused on their superannuation fund offering, Vernon said. "We are getting a lot of traction from a lot of the support services that we're giving to our ...

Cbus to divest from tobacco assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... companies that manufacture tobacco products. The investment committee and board of the AU$23 billion industry superannuation fund made the decision based on the interests of members and their long-term investment returns. Cbus said the decision was based ...

Asset owners, managers see climate change as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... the development of our low carbon registry." In a case study in the report, Cbus, the AU$21 billion industry superannuation fund, detailed how they engaged their investment managers and surveyed them on low carbon exposures using the Global Investor ...

ACSI starts recruitment process for new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has started the recruitment process for its next chief executive officer. The council has posted an advertisement for the CEO position on its website. Current CEO Ann Byrne had previously announced ...

Christian Super invests in microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... microinsurance by investing in LeapFrog Investments. Simba Marekera, policy analyst, Christian Super The AU$720 million superannuation fund made the allocation in early July, said Peter Murphy, Christian Super CEO. Christian Super is a not-for-profit ...

PRI working group calls for sustainable palm oil commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
A coalition of signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) - including Australian superannuation funds - have called on palm oil companies to comply with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Principles and Criteria. The signatories ...