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Japanese pension plan selects MSCI ESG index as benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Personnel, which has more than JPY 8tr in assets under management, has set a target range of 7-17% of the total AUM for investment in domestic equities, and part of this allocation will be used for the ESG mandate. The National Federation of Mutual Aid ...

GPT Group reports 2011 reductions in waste, energy and water

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... 6.6%, 80 basis points lower than 2010, "achieved by using proceeds from non-core asset sales and the sell-down of GPT's investment in the wholesale funds to reduce more expensive debt and interest rate swaps, in addition to negotiating lower fees and ...

Women only 19% of superannuation fund trustee boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Women are a minority on superannuation trustee boards, comprising only 19% of trustees at not-for-profit funds and an estimated 10% of retail funds, according to research from Rainmaker Information. "Women are grossly under-represented on fund trustee ...

CEFC moves to Sydney as industry prepares for its launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... federal government announced that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will be located in Sydney, financial and investment institutions look to the CEFC's form and function as much as its location. The AU$10bn CEFC is expected to commence operations ...

Publish What You Pay campaigns for payments transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... around the world." In addition to the transparency argument to mandating disclosure, there is a risk management and investment perspective as well. In addition to PWYP Australia, organisations such as the Australian Council on Superannuation Investors ...

Working group to develop Sharia-compliant green securities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... have formed a working group to develop best practices and promote the issuance of "green" sukuks, Sharia-compliant investment securities. The first meeting of the Green Sukuk Working Group was held last week in Dubai, with the aim of developing investment ...

KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... representing AU3.9bn and the total value of exports of both categories equalling AU$36.2bn. But there is a lack of investment by all stakeholders in research and development and in infrastructure that are hindering the industry, particularly as it competes ...

ASIC renews call for better remuneration disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) say that companies can still improve their disclosures of executive and director remuneration. ASIC have reviewed a sample of 50 remuneration reports from ASX300 companies for the financial ...

AMP Capital, VFMC publish 2011 proxy voting record

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... they play with issues around base pay and short and long term incentives." VFMC, the public authority that provides investment and funds management services to Victorian public bodies, cast votes on 1,331 resolutions over the 2011 calendar year. In the ...

FTSE launch carbon risk indices for Australia, Europe and Japan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... 350 Index. The indices are aimed at pension funds and asset managers who are seeking to incorporate carbon risks into investment strategy and were developed in conjunction with the Carbon Disclosure Project and ENDS Carbon, a provider of carbon performance ...