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Altius Asset Management launches sustainable bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... available on several platforms, including Powerwrap, and Bovingdon said it was open to both retail and institutional investment.

Sustainalytics considering expansion into Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... are similarities between Canada and Australia in terms of economic structure and sophistication of the institutional investment sector. "I cut my teeth in the North American market, and there are lot of similarities with the Canadian market generally," ...

ACSI lists ASX sustainability reporting leaders, laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... meeting long term investor expectations around sustainability reporting," said Paul Murphy, head of the institutional investment program at ACSI. ACSI assesses companies based on their disclosures of sustainability factors, not on their performance on ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... criticism and controversies related to companies and projects around the world. Paul Murphy, head of the institutional investment program at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), reinforced Aeby's view, pointing to ACSI's ongoing ...

SVA suggests reform for social enterprise capital funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... government was to put some sort of money as described, then we can grow the sector and the mainstream institutional investment banks will come on board."

350.org Australia issues ASX200 fossil fuel divestment study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Institutional investment portfolios containing coal, oil and gas companies "risk lower returns in the long run while portfolios avoiding these companies can provide competitive returns," according to a report published by The Australia Institute in ...

RIAA launches RI Academy in Canada, India

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... the need for education. We have seen a lot more large investment organisations, pension funds and other institutional investment managers, approaching us about training their staff. What is needed is a consistent understanding and a consistent foundation ...

AXA IM: impact investing to drive growth in ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... the growth and expansion of alternative assets - particularly private equity and hedge funds - in the institutional investment sphere. He cited the growth of initiatives to enhance credibility and comparability, such as the development of the Impact ...

Corporates should look beyond CSR to creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... good relationship on both parts." The idea of investing in microfinance programs is also spreading to institutional investment in Australia, Dunn said. "It's being talked about increasingly in forums that I've seen," he said. "I don't see it as being ...

Solaris Investment Management augments distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... Management has hired Neale Goldston-Morris as investment specialist, representing the fund manager to the institutional investment market. Goldston-Morris comes to Solaris from Macquarie Securities, where he was director, head of equity strategies. His ...