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PRI publishes hedge fund responsible investment paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... instruments such as shorting, leverage, derivatives and high frequency trading as well as the potential for increased integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into investment decisions. According to a PRI survey, 137 signatories ...

Responsible investment in The Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... the past as a hedge to all the other investments in the portfolio that are exposed to carbon prices?" The continued integration of sustainability into risk/return considerations is part of a continued evolution of the role of the superannuation fund ...

AXA IM brings ESG equities analytic framework to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... head of responsible investment, is in Australia this week to launch the research. The investment manager conducted an integration pilot study based on AXA IM's UK equity team, which manages more than over GBP 10 billion of UK equity assets. AXA IM focused ...

New Forests issues second sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... assessment process in 2011and had a top quartile ranking for the second principle, relating to active ownership and integration of ESG into investment decisions. The company also reported ranking in the third quartile for performance against principles ...

AfricaSIF to survey ESG integration into African investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
The Africa Sustainable Investment Forum ( AfricaSIF.org ), a pan-African network promoting investment in sustainable development, has launched a research project to gauge how environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are integrated into investment ...

Q&A with Meg McDonald, CEO Low Carbon Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... With both owned by the government, and with other natural alignments and synergies, an orderly transition to closer integration between the two organizations would be important. RA: From LCAL's perspective, where do you yourselves, the Australian Renewable ...

Sustainable investing needed as global economy transforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... transformational change, Dougherty said, and this belief has led to the development of a framework to consider the integration of ESG factors into the value chain. "We think we're in transformational change, and a lot of the report spins around that ...

ANZ, GPT Group named 2012 DJSI supersector leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... the Pacific." Meanwhile, DJSI highlighted GPT Group's commitment to environmental conservation and its "effective integration of sustainability measures across its extensive portfolio," according to DJSI's report. DJSI highlighted GPT Group's climate ...

PRI commitment spurs high-level action by Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... asset classes. We have one dedicated socially responsible equities investment team, but across the broader firm the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and analysis into investment processes varies," Rooney said. "We have ...

Superannuation funds aware of ESG macro-impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... ESG and systemic issues was a major theme of the UN PRI conference last month in Rio Di Janeiro. "To date, most ESG integration and activity occurs at the company level, predominantly focused on alpha generation and preservation. Generally, it aims to ...