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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 ...

Super funds show 5.7% jump in percentage of women directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
Superannuation fund trustee boards have a higher percentage of women on their boards than ASX listed companies. This week, Women on Boards (WOB) presented their 2015 Boardroom Diversity Index (BDI), which evaluated 1422 organisations across multiple ...

NAB launches Impact Investment Grant Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has launched its AU$1 million Impact Investment Grants Program. Corinne Proske, head of community finance and development, NAB The fund will support the development of social enterprises - for-profit businesses that are ...

Ethical Advisers' Co-operative AUM reach nearly $1 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... under management include a diverse range of products, including direct investment in assets, managed funds and superannuation fund products, Edkins said. "We, collectively as specialist ethical investment advisers, are acting as a conduit between the ...

Funds using custodian to monitor ESG mandates: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... to see if the managers are adhering to the mandate or not." Pryor was in Australia this week to meet with superannuation fund and asset manager clients about the recently launched Investment Information Services. In Australia, J.P. Morgan has several ...

Future Super founders to launch Future Home Loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... divestment commitment and you have to have a home loan at the same time -that's fewer people than those who have a superannuation fund, but opens up a new age group for us that probably isn't as easy to convince on the super side," he said. "In terms ...

VFMC to divest from tobacco holdings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... Cancer Centre and Epworth Healthcare, launched the Tobacco-Free Investment Initiative in 2010 and meets with superannuation fund trustee boards and investment committees with a presentation outlining health, financial and reputational risks that she ...

Gordon Hagart to leave ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... 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 executive officer Investment ...

RIAA reviewing responsible investment certification program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... about responsible investment," according to the RIAA website. Currently, 39 funds managed by 14 managers, 15 superannuation fund options within six superannuation funds, 17 financial advisers and two advisory dealer groups are RIAA-certified, O'Connor ...

Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Note: updated with comment from John Connor, The Climate Institute. Universities in Australia and around the world are doing little to mitigate exposure to climate change's financial risk, or failing to state their mitigation strategies at all, according ...