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Local Government Super recognised at Green Globe Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has been awarded with the 2012 Climate Change Leadership Award and the Energy Award at the New South Wales government's 2012 Green Globe Awards. LGS CEO Peter Lambert LGS was recognised for its sustainable and responsible ...

Omega Global Investors hires investment research analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... business, with Macquarie Global Investments holding a 19.9% equity stake in the business as well. In June, Local Government Super (LGS) announced it had moved all of its nearly AU$170m government bond allocation to a strategy managed by Omega that explicitly ...

Mercer: green bonds deserve investment consideration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... a robust way. That's not the issue - the issue is on the depth of the market and the need for greater issuance." See Also: LGS ESG sovereign debt strategy includes green bond tilt Report: US$174bn global market for climate-themed bonds

Investor Profile: Five Oceans Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... and it helps with the dialogue that we have with our clients. Q: In terms of some of your clients, you have mandates with LGS and with Catholic Super as well as the Skandia mandate - to what extent does your positing in responsible investment make an ...

Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... risk governments, so it fits the nature of being a low risk defensive government-like bonds Q: I spoke with Bill Hartnett at LGS earlier this week about the mandate and we were talking about the green bonds - the fact that green bonds offer both the ...

LGS ESG sovereign debt strategy includes green bond tilt

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has moved all of its nearly AU$170m government bond allocation to a strategy that explicitly incorporates environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis into the selection process, including a specific allocation of ...

Superannuation funds increasingly act, invest sustainably

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... SuperRatings named the NSW-based Local Government Super the Infinity award winner for 2012, the second consecutive year that LGS has won. SuperRatings noted LGS's industry-leading position in responsible investment assets - AU$3.3bn across all portfolios. ...

LGS audit finds ASX has higher carbon, lower ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has conducted a carbon and ESG audit of its equity portfolios and found that while domestic Australian equities are more carbon intensive, they have a lower ESG risk than international peers. Bill Hartnett The audits show ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... financial reporting and market-related risks. For Bill Hartnett, head of sustainability at the AU$6bn Local Government Super (LGS), even where companies are reporting material ESG issues, there is often not enough analysis. LGS has integrated responsible ...

LGS wins SuperRatings Infinity Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has been given the Infinity Award for sustainability leadership for the second year in a row by research firm SuperRatings. The Infinity Award recognises the superannuation fund that is practicing responsible investment ...