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IGCC launches Perfect Storm Pension Fund video project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... change because of the principles based approach of fiduciary duty," said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer and a close collaborator on the project. "The key is to encourage trustees to exercise their minds, to consider ...

J.P. Morgan, GIIN report uptick in impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... private equity. In 2014, more investors plan to increase the percentage of their portfolios invested in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and North America, relative to other regions, J.P. Morgan and GIIN said, and more "investors plan to increase the percentage ...

IFC, Shenzhen Emissions Trading Exchange sign agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... strengthen the carbon emissions trading market in Shenzhen," said Tania Lozansky, IFC's regional head of advisory services in Asia Pacific. "It marks a new chapter in IFC's efforts to help mitigate climate change and allows China's private sector to ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental markets fund manager New Forests has completed investing and closing in three funds in Australia and New Zealand and Asia and engaged in conservation and community engagement activities across its assets, the company reported in its 2013 ...

Combining quality measures with ESG can yield higher returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... well, but MSCI has less than two years' data," said Bert Rebelo, senior vice president- institutional business and strategy Asia Pacific, asset management at Northern Trust. "I think it would actually lend itself to emerging markets, but we can't prove ...

Investors say non-financials matter in investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... sophisticated approaches and they think it's more important. That is really interesting to us, particularly in the context of Asia Pacific. We found that overall, South Africa and Asian Pacific investors really get it." However, the survey found that ...

Westpac signs on to Soft Commodities Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... references widely recognised standards of best practice and will be beneficial as Westpac expands lending activities across Asia, Toohill added.

ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... technique for managing ESG exposures, and it is an extensively used technique, said Jon Shead, head of portfolio strategy Asia Pacific at SSgA. It is less commonly used in passive mandates, but rather seen as part of active equity management, Shead said. ...

CDP, FirstCarbon Solutions sign expanded partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... partner for the S&P 500 and FTSE350 climate change disclosures, and will also take on scoring disclosures for the CDP Southeast Asia region. "As one of our key partners, FCS has been a valuable asset to our investor and supply chain members and to CDP," ...

ASrIA appoints two to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia ( ASrIA ) has appointed Simon Copley and David Li to its board of directors. Copley is a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong and has worked for PwC since 1985. He leads PwC's ...