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SAM targets 2,500 companies for sustainability assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... sector to intensify their sustainability initiatives. The international recognition enjoyed by the DJSI makes the prospect of index membership an important incentive for participating companies. It enhances both their reputation and their appeal to sustainability ...

Australian Ethical funds post mixed month for February

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... Companies Trust had the highest returns for the moth, with a 4.5% return, underperforming the benchmark ASX Small Industrials index, which gained 8.5% per cent. Australian Ethical pointed to the strong performance of regenerative medicines company Avita ...

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
With some institutional investors turning their analysis to impact and social value investments, measuring how those investments provide value has also seen a concomitant rise in visibility. Social return on investment (SROI) is a principle that has ...

Five Oceans AM to run Skandia Global Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Global Equity Fund will be managed in a similar manner to the Five Oceans World Fund, which has outperformed the MSCI World Index by over 5% p.a. after fees since inception in 2006, said Ross Youngman, Five Oceans' CEO. "The Five Oceans World strategy ...

Japanese pension plan selects MSCI ESG index as benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
One of Japan's largest public pension plans will use the MSCI Japan ESG Index as the benchmark for a passive mandate, according to MSCI. The National Federation of Mutual Aid Associations for Municipal Personnel, which has more than JPY 8tr in assets ...

FTSE launch carbon risk indices for Australia, Europe and Japan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
FTSE Group have launched four new indices within the FTSE CDP Carbon Strategy Index Series that weight listed equities in Australia, Europe and Japan based on their exposure to future carbon risks. The new indices include FTSE CDP Carbon Strategy Australia ...

WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... survey carried out by Women on Boards (WOB). WOB surveyed 82 ASX200 companies' public disclosures for its WOB Traffic Light Index to evaluate how they are responding to the revised ASX Principle 3 of the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. ...

LGS select MSCI for ESG and carbon research, monitoring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... ESG and carbon emissions exposure across their portfolios," said Remy Briand, managing director at MSCI and global head of index and ESG research. "The customized portfolio reports fill a current market gap as, for the first time, institutional investors ...

MSCI launches ESG ratings for sovereign bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... is increasingly being mandated and scrutinized by asset owners," said Remy Briand, managing director and global head of index and ESG research. Institutional investors require coverage of their core portfolios of equities and bonds and, hence, MSCI ESG ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... High Quality Green Bond Strategy seeks to approximate the duration of its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index, through investments principally in green bonds issued by MDBs and other debt instruments. SSgA notes that the bonds are "of ...