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Debate over setting surrender charges for carbon units

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... about with additional costs in option three, but nonetheless, it's not material and it's not going to influence the investment decisions. By the same token, balancing the view of some in our membership and have that market liquidity is a good thing ...

Finsia: ESG consistent with superannuation fiduciary duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment processes is "entirely consistent" with the fiduciary duties of superannuation trustees, the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) said in a newly published ...

MSCI launches ESG ratings for sovereign bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... complement traditional sovereign debt analysis for analyzing a country's creditworthiness. "Integrating ESG into the investment process is the first principle for UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) signatories and is increasingly being ...

IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Given the Australian and global push to transition to a low carbon economy by attracting private investment, the Low Carbon Finance Working Group (LCFWG) of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) is engaging with the government on the set-up and ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Canada. As part of the study, Mercer outlined a framework for analyzing climate-related investment risks and opportunities. The so-called "TIP Framework" "estimates the rate of investment into low carbon technologies (T) ...

Four appointed to Energy Security Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... restructuring and other areas, and is a chartered accountant and registered liquidator. Perry has extensive experience in investment banking in Australia and overseas and has been involved in a wide range of private infrastructure projects, including ...

ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... theme for 2012, along with continued and expanded engagement with companies on issues across the ESG spectrum. From an investment perspective, one of the key areas remains demonstrating the valuation of ESG factors on assets and individual securities ...

GESB Super to drop responsible investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... employees, will drop its MY plan - Responsible Investments Australian Shares option from March 2012. GESB launched the investment option in 2007, and it is managed by AMP Capital Investors, according to the GESB web site. The fund said that since 2007 ...

Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... "You've got to start with the uses of the disclosure," said Pauline Vamos, CEO of ASFA. "It could be verifying that your investment actually reflect the asset allocation you disclose in the [product disclosure statement] PDS and reflect the level of ...

Investors make 2012 climate change investment commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... investors managing nearly US$10tr, has agreed to an agenda that will further integrate climate risks and opportunities into investment portfolios and processes and engage with invested companies over climate change risks. In their 2012 Investor Action ...