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Investors integrating ESG in quant portfolios: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... integrates ESG analysis into its outsourced chief investment officer product, a product in which pension funds can outsource the total day to day management of the investment portfolio. The OCIO product is not being introduced to the Australian market ...

Utilities sector face material ESG issues: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... that impact. This is a harbinger of things to come." The report notes that utilities companies are responsible for 31% of total GHG emissions that that many companies will struggle under new carbon constraints, given increasing GHG regulatory schemes ...

Australian, NZ social enterprises top B Corp list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... services, and Australian Ethical Investment, achieved the highest honours, named to the Best for the World - Overall list. In total, ten Australian and one New Zealand companies were also named to the category leaders lists - B Cubed Management Consultants ...

Louise Davidson appointed ACSI CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... eight million Australian superannuation fund members and retirees. ACSI also had six international members, bringing the total member funds under management to more than $1.6 trillion in assets belonging to more than 18 million beneficiaries, ACSI sa ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
New Forests has rolled out a first-ever responsible investment policy and reported total assets under management of AU$2.5 billion in its 2014 sustainability report. New Forests, a private sustainable real assets investment manager, also implemented ...

CEFC, CBA finance car dealership energy efficiency loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... consumption needs such as air conditioning and lighting due to floorspace and security requirements, the CEFC noted. The total project will include the installation of around 260kW of rooftop solar PV, as well as the LED lights. The new LED lighting ...

Aust/NZ investors committed to ESG in alt investments: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Partners and Mercer surveyed 97 institutional investors across 22 countries. Australia/NZ respondents constituted 12% of the total participants in the survey. Australian/NZ investors and European investors had the highest proportion of investors who ...

ASIC issues report on payday lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... million, which ASIC said is an increase of approximately 125% since 2008, and means that payday lenders represent 0.4% of the total consumer credit market in Australia. By way of comparison, ASIC notes the payday lending industry in the United Kingdom ...

Investors consider ESG in alternative assets: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Partners and Mercer surveyed 97 institutional investors across 22 countries. Australia/NZ respondents constituted 12% of the total participants in the survey. Australian/NZ investors and European investors had the highest proportion of investors who ...

Super funds show 5.7% jump in percentage of women directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... represented 26.6% of trustees, an increase from 20.9% in 2013. However, the BDI did note that 21 superannuation trustee boards in total have no women at all. By contrast, the BDI found that 24.1% of ASX50 company directors are women, while 23.5% of ASX100 ...