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Colonial First State GAM to drive further ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) is embarking on a new three-year strategy to further drive integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) into their investment process and wider business. Will Oulton CFSGAM, known as ...

New industry body to promote women in financial services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... impartial, confidential advice to help build their careers based on merit. Foundation sponsors include NAB/MLC, Colonial First State/Commonwealth Private, the FPA and Equip Super. FEW was founded by Judith Beck, managing director of Financial Recruitment ...

Duncan Paterson steps down as RIAA board chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... by good governance practices," Paterson said. Pablo Berrutti, head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, Colonial First State Asset Management, and current deputy chair at RIAA, will be the new chair, Paterson said. RIAA is also in the process of recruiting ...

Unconventional gas development poses risks to investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... different ways and to a different extents," said Pablo Berrutti, head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, Colonial First State Asset Management. "The various issues manifest themselves through changes in regulation, increased cost of production or ...

Operational changes needed to strengthen AGM voting: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... The study examines the voting process of 23 institutional investors, including Blackrock, AMP, Perpetual, Colonial First State, Vanguard and the Future Fund. The combined ownership interest of these institutions in the surveyed companies was over AU$180bn ...

Australian property continues to lead GRESB performers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... generated 35% of respondents considered Green Stars under GRESB criteria. GRESB highlighted as sector leaders Colonial First State Global Asset Management (GFSGAM)'s Commonwealth Property Office Fund, the GPT Group, considered retail for the purposes ...

CFSGAM hires Pablo Berrutti as responsible investment head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
Pablo Berrutti has been hired as Colonial First State Global Asset Management's head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, while Amanda McCluskey has moved to a new role with the company in Singapore. Pablo Berrutti Berrutti comes to Colonial First ...

GRI Focal Point's local angle to sustainability disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... reporting, but we're not there yet," she said." The coalitions that GRI has joined include Aviva Investors and Colonial First State Global Asset Management. Locally, other groups are looking into the issue as well. Nathan Fabian, CEO of the Investor ...

Report: US$174bn global market for climate-themed bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... of our board members is the Investor Group on Climate Change, and their nominated representative is from Colonial First State," Kidney said. "But what has to happen is that the asset owners have to pass that on to their managers. We are getting positive ...

CFSGAM reports top quartile performance in UNPRI principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) is rated as performing in the top quartile of global investment managers for five of the six UNPRI principles, and the firm has reaffirmed its commitment to leadership in integrating ESG considerations ...