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CEFC allocates more than AU$930m in first full year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... as it currently stands is predicted to earn a return of approximately 7% over its lifetime, which is 3.5% above the benchmark cost of the Australian government five-year bond rate, noted Jillian Broadbent, CEFC board chair, in her report. Over its lifetime ...

Role for custodian in ESG data analytics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Institutional investors throughout Asia are taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into account in their investment portfolios, and custodian BNP Paribas Securities Services are providing data analytical services to assist clients ...

oekom research: ESG ratings improve bond performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... bonds" assessing the performance of corporate bonds with higher sustainability performance and ratings against a wider benchmark. oekom, as part of its assessment process, rates companies which meet "industry-specific sustainability management requirements" ...

Lonsec: responsible investment equity funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... August 2014 and 16.6% p.a. over the three year period. RI funds are "more likely" to struggle when compared against the benchmark and mainstream peer funds in strongly rising or resource driven markets, Lonsec said. The report also noted that most Australian ...

MSCI assesses future carbon exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... move in general towards this passive option, where essentially you're not giving up very much tracking error to the benchmark, and yet the amount of reduction you can get in terms of your carbon exposure is quite significant," she said. "What we ended ...

DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Dow Jones Index Committee. "During that time the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices have been established as the leading benchmark in the field. S&P Dow Jones Indices is pleased to work with RobecoSAM in combining S&P DJI's experience with indices and ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... outperform global peers in sustainability reporting and performance, according to the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 2014 results. Australia/NZ property companies received an average score of 61 out of 100, while the overall GRESB ...

RIAA: Increased public demand for responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO RIAA has released its 2014 Benchmark Report, the 13 th annual report into the broad responsible investment sector. RIAA has found that public demand for ...

Mercer research surveys governance at superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... divergence even in the way trustees are paid - some are paid per meeting, some are on an annual retainer. We don't have a benchmark to judge against as we would with an ASX company. Because it's now required for directors to disclose their remuneration ...

Barclays, MSCI to launch Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... agreed to launch a Green Bond Index, a new addition to their environmental, social and governance (ESG) fixed income benchmark index series. The Green Bond Index will reflect those bonds funding projects with direct environmental benefits, and may serve ...