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Women comprise 25% of ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... the problem and the solution. 2. Understand our biases and address them. 3. Champion benefits of diversity. 4. Provide equity opportunities: recruitment, flexible work, support, promotion and pay. 5. Set measurable targets and report progress. "Gender ...

CEFC to invest $110m in Investa Office Management portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Jason Leong, Fund Manager, ICPF, Rory Loneragn, CEFC and Nina James, Investa The CEFC's investment will take the form of equity as part of a AU$600 million capital raising for the AU$4.1 billion Investa Commercial Property Fund (ICPF). This CEFC commitment ...

Majority of 50 largest super funds have RI approach: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... exclusion. Seventeen funds - or 34% - indicated use of Sustainability themed investing, most frequently cited in private equity, property, infrastructure and commodities. Low-carbon tilts were the most common theme. Five funds - 10% - cited positive/best-in-class ...

CEFC identifies Australian states with best incentives for bioenergy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Anning said. The CEFC deploys capital to energy from waste technology projects, both on a finance basis as well as via equity investment. "On the debt front, we work directly with projects for amounts greater than $10 million. For smaller projects we ...

Australia, NZ assets perform strongly in GRESB Infrastructure Assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... commitment to ESG has been recognised by GRESB," said Michael Cummings, capital head of Australia and New Zealand Infrastructure Equity Funds. "The result also indicates the strong correlation between positive ESG performance and strong financial performance ...

SSGA launches tobacco, controversial weapons-free global equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... few years in the making because we have quite a number of very large institutional investors for whom we manage global equity portfolios," said Jonathan Shead, head of portfolio strategies, Asia Pacific at SSGA. "We've noticed over the past few years ...

NZ Super adopts new climate change investment risk strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... engagement and searching for new investment opportunities, the fund said. "What we're doing is going across the whole of the equity portfolio and utilising the metrics that we can and then conducting the analysis that we can to make that portfolio much ...

RIAA designs Responsible Returns consumer website

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... launched last year, and certified products cover equities funds, fixed interest funds, ETFs, banking products, private equity, property, impact investments as well as 20 certified financial advisers. The website is for informational purposes only, O'Connor ...

Corporate governance, quality linked as investment factors: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... return on equities, according to Northern Trust Asset Management. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global equity management, Northern Trust Northern Trust uses their proprietary proprietary Northern Trust Quality Score (NTQS) as one of ...

BNP Paribas to develop products around Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Development Goals World Index. BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking has been licensed for the new equity index, which consists of 50 global companies with a "clear, positive net impact on sustainable development linked to the 17 ...