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UCA Funds Management to convert funds to MIS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management will this year complete the process to become a responsible entity and have two of their funds registered managed investment schemes. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management UCA Funds Management is in the process of changing their Australian ...

Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... ESG issues", including "responsible investing and environmental considerations". The citing of this theme by superannuation fund executives and trustees also reflects the growing acceptance by wider society that ESG issues have a value and must be considered ...

ACSI calls for better ASX disclosure of mental health and safety

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... wellbeing - many ACSI members support SuperFriend, a national foundation established to promote mental health in superannuation fund members.

NZ Super Fund selects Northern Trust for passive mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has (NZ Super Fund) selected Northern Trust Asset Management to manage a global fixed income mandate which includes the fund's environmental, social and governance (ESG) screens. Wayne Bowers, CEO, CIO Europe, the ...

Government proposes governance changes for super boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
The federal government has proposed legislation that will require boards of superannuation funds to be comprised of at least one third independent directors and an independent chair. Pauline Vamos, CEO, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

BNP Paribas launches ESG reporting tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Securities Services has launched a tool that will provide environmental, social and governance (ESG) data for customised reporting purposes. Madhu Gayer, head of Asia Pacific investment reporting and performance, BNP Paribas Securities Services ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Legal and investment experts have been advising superannuation fund trustees that they have an obligation to include evaluation of climate change risk in their overall governance and investment processes. But there may be new urgency to the calls, influenced ...

VicSuper exploring developing climate change fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... more people in the industry talking about signing the pledge." VicSuper is a $15 billion profit to member superannuation fund with more than 242,000 members and 21,000 participating employers as of the end of March. See Also: VicSuper signs on to Natural ...

ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
ANZ has issued an AU$600 million green bond that will finance green property, wind power and solar projects. The bond - ANZ's first green bond and the second issued by an Australian bank - is five-year fixed rate, priced at 99.384 and an 80 bps spread ...

LGS joins Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... carbon performance of our portfolio." Last year, LGS implemented a negative screen on fossil fuels, and the superannuation fund has reduced the carbon intensity of their international share portfolio to 30% below its benchmark. During that time, the ...