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UCA Funds Management appoints Terry McCredden to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... its responsible Investment member choice options, according to the 2011 Responsible Investment Association Australasia Benchmark report. "We are delighted to have been able to attract such a respected finance industry leader to our board," said Dick ...

Green bond potential to finance low-carbon chemical industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... out the top three. The vast majority of the climate-themed bond universe is investment grade - 89%. US dollars are the benchmark currency for bonds, representing 37% of the total. Yields are low - almost 39% of bonds outstanding have yields of less than ...

LGS invests in US$250 million EBRD green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... said. Meanwhile, LGS has also pointed to its Green Star rating in the most recent Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) - LGS was ranked 36 th out of over 500 property funds globally. LGS also received a "Highly Commended" rating in the ...

UN Statistics Division releases ecosystem accounting system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The United Nations Statistics Division has developed an experimental ecosystem accounting system to quantify ecosystem services and conditions in physical and monetary terms. Although the proposed accounting system is initially intended for governmental ...

UN Global Compact designs equities index that outperforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... performance of these companies during the past three years, and compared results against the FSTE All World, a broad market benchmark. GC 100 rose 26.4% during past 1 year, while FTSE All World rose 22.1%, GC 100 rose 19.0% during past 2 years, against ...

Mariner Investment Group selects MSCI ESG Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Mariner Investment Group, a global alternative asset manager, has selected MSCI ESG Research to provide environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and portfolio analytics. Mariner Group has subscribed to MSCI ESG Portfolio Analytics, a reporting ...

Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... global leadership in sustainability performance as the top-performing region in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 2013 report. Performance of Australia/NZ property funds and companies, based on GRESB's categories. (Graphic courtesy ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... frameworks that REITs can choose to use, including the Global Reporting Initiative, the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), ISO14064 - Greenhouse Gases, National Australian Built Environment Rating Systems (NABERS), and the Green Star ...

GRESB signs up new partner, members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has announced new partnerships and members as it is evaluating responses to the 2013 survey. IVBN, the association for Dutch institutional investors in the real estate sector, has become a partner. ...

RIAA: Responsible Investment portfolios continue to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... billion or 16% of total assets under management last year, and core responsible investment funds are outperforming the benchmark of mainstream funds, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)'s 2013 Responsible Investment ...