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NZ Super earns A+ in UNPRI benchmark report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... both in New Zealand and globally," said Matt Whineray, chief investment officer of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation. "We're therefore very pleased to remain in the top tier of UNPRI signatories internationally. We expect that the bar will ...

First State Super's Brandweiner jumps to LeapFrog Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
First State Super Chief Investment Officer Richard Brandweiner is leaving the superannuation fund to join LeapFrog Investments. Richard Brandweiner, CIO, First State Super Brandweiner has been CIO of the AU$71 billion First State Super since 2013. He ...

QIC invests $800m in Powering Australian Renewables Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... fund that was established in 2006 to accumulate financial assets to offset the Australian Government's unfunded superannuation liability from 2020. It currently has AU$117.4 billion in assets under management.

New Zealand responsible investment tops NZ$78bn: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... crown financial institutions. The report found that the lion's share of assets - NZ$77.1 billion - come from the NZ Superannuation Fund and the Accident Compensation Commission, along with leading fund managers and community trusts implementing a "broad" ...

Cbus signs Global Statement on Investor Obligations and Duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... very much integrated into our approach," he said. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) requires superannuation funds to disclose material risks and how they manage them, but leaves it up the discretion of the funds to determine materiality. ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... fixed rate investments that meet the Australian Ethical charter. "The main interest has been in our product is our superannuation fun, but - even on the managed fund side, our equities funds are doing well, and our balanced fund has seen somewhat of ...

90% of ASX200 companies report on sustainability: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... of reporting on sustainability factors in their 2015 public disclosures, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) annual review of corporate sustainability disclosure. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The ACSI review found that ...

Podcast: Australia's Affordable Housing Solution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... opportunities for developing affordable housing. Leveraging private capital, including that of Australia's $1.4 trillion superannuation industry, could unlock significant investment in the sector. But it requires collaboration between businesses, community ...

The search for better social metrics to value affordable housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... social impacts of increased affordable housing, to be assessed in conjunction with financial and investment impacts. Superannuation fund HESTA made its first investment in the affordable housing space earlier this year, via its Social Impact Investment ...

Citi, Credit Suisse top ESG RA Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... by an Individual Analyst or Team for their Australian ESG/SRI AGM Series. ESG RA is an association of Australian superannuation funds, fund managers and asset consultants whose mission is to increase the quantity and quality of broker research in Australia ...