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Mercer speaks on managing future risks, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Investments global head of responsible investment Ambachtsheer was in Australia this week, speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Brisbane on the topic of innovation and safeguarding return for funds in ...

RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Choice, agreed that fiduciary responsibilities are changing, and that given the shape and structure of Australia's superannuation system and the behaviour of members, it would be more effective for funds to integrate ESG and responsible investment into ...

NZ Super publishes white paper on ESG beliefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) believes that by identifying and managing material environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, it is allocating its capital "towards more attractive areas and better manag[ing] long term risk." ...

RIAA conference to discuss future of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... and products, the next strategic stage for the responsible investment industry will be for managers, advisers and superannuation funds to engage strongly with consumers. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO This will be one of the main themes of discussion for the ...

Cbus Super hires new investment manager - ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... succeeds Louise Davidson, who left Cbus earlier this year to take up the position of CEO of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. "I believe the finance industry can, and should, play a key role with integrating sustainability into business ...

Investors look at corporate governance metrics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... I hold, but how does it perform relative to the benchmark that I'm benchmarking to. Getting out of Australia - superannuation funds assets are bigger than the ASX, so they're going overseas into developed, developing and frontier markets. So they're ...

Women, generational change coming to ASX boards: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... more women to Australian boards could be "ushering in generational change," according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ACSI has released its 14th annual report, Board Composition and Non-Executive ...

Citi joins Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... Diversity Earlier this year, VicSuper become signatory to the Natural Capital Declaration, the first Australian superannuation fund to do so. "We are excited to have Citi commit to the Natural Capital Declaration's programme to strengthen management ...

ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is further embedding its policy on gender diversity on ASX-listed boards by considering recommending against the re-election of directors of companies which perform poorly on that measure. Louise ...

VicSuper publishes annual report using GRI, IR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Superannuation fund VicSuper reported assets under management of AU$15 billion and an 11.1% net return on its default MySuper growth option as part of its 2014/2015 annual report. The superannuation fund used the Global Reporting Initiative's G4 reporting ...