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NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... standard of accountability. There is no imperative from Reconciliation Australia to do it, but I think it sets a new benchmark. If a bank brings out a RAP this year and their achievements aren't audited, Indigenous Australians have every right to be ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... immediate value for the franking credits. We think that's best practice. Currently, in our growth funds that have a benchmark that includes other assets, we have continued overweight Aussie equities in favour of international equities and this has been ...

GRESB hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has hired Elsbeth Quispel as head of sustainability. As head of sustainability, Quispel is responsible for developing and managing the annual GRESB survey and its other products and services, including ...

ACSI criticises slow pace of women appointed to ASX boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... disappointing picture on the issue of board diversity overall." In 2010, ACSI announced that ASX200 companies should achieve a benchmark of at least 2 women directors on their boards by 2014. Currently, 66% of boards have failed to reach that standard ...

MSCI: using ESG ratings can improve portfolio returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... that it in its sample study, it was possible to raise ESG ratings, and improve active returns with minimal effects on benchmark tracking error. "It definitely shows investors and portfolio managers that you can treat the ESG ratings data in as sophisticated ...

LGS buys into IFC green bond issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Japanese mums and dads. It's retail first and foremost. The fixed income portfolio that Omega manages has outperformed its benchmark, Hartnett said. "It's performing in terms of our expectations," Hartnett said. "When you're looking at good ESG integration ...

PRI work stream to address systemic sustainability barriers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
The United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched a new work stream that will analyse how systemic barriers are impeding the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
VicSuper has developed a new benchmark index for its passive international fixed interest portfolio that integrates sovereign risk criteria evaluating countries for their willingness and ability to repay debt. Ronan Walsh, VicSuper The AU$9.8bn public ...

Greencape Capital hires Jonathan Koh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... months to December 31 2012, gross of fees, the Greencape Wholesale Broadcap Fund returned 22.25%, outperforming its benchmark (S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index) by 2.51%. Since the fund's inception in September 2006, it has returned 9.23% p.a., gross of ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... investments. "On investment performance, yes there is a microfinance index for microfinance investments that we can benchmark against," he said. "For the Foresters Community Finance Fund here, we are benchmarking against bank bills plus the margin. For ...