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Northern Trust ESG index range crosses US$1 billion mark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... or a requirement to manage reputational risks." The fund range includes the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Custom ESG Equity Index Fund, the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Custom Low Carbon Optimised Equity Index Fund and the Northern Trust World Custom ...

AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... portfolio. That's a factor. Similarly, we have a smaller alternatives portfolio there, and within that, there's a private equity fund which is looking at renewables and climate change exposures in a positive way through investing in energy efficiency ...

LUCRF selects Northern Trust for ESG-screened mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Fund (LUCRF) has appointed Northern Trust Asset Management's international business to manage an AU$220 million global equity index mandate that incorporates the fund's environmental, social and governance (ESG) screens. The AU$4 billion industry superannuation ...

AXA IM develops impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... portfolio and the MSCI World Index on both overall performance and ESG risk score. The ESG SmartBeta portfolio passed a global equity universe through four filters - earnings sustainability, volatility, speculation, and distress, which AXA IM said reduces ...

LGS Taps AMP Capital for social infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... CommIF. Last year, the fund made three deals worth $525 million in enterprise value, which incorporates the value of the equity and debt, AMP Capital said. The deals included the Partnerships in Victoria Schools Project, water asset AquaTower and the ...

ASX companies lag global peers in disclosing water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... water- sensitive sectors to respond to its water questionnaire, but only 23 responded. By comparison, 60% of FTSE Global 500 Equity Index (Global 500) in water-sensitive sectors responded to CDP in 2013. "There was a low response rate from the invited ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Allocations are primarily in private markets - 44% of assets are currently invested through private debt, and 24% through private equity. In 2014, more investors plan to increase the percentage of their portfolios invested in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia ...

University of Sydney issues second impact investing report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... medium enterprises, healthcare, affordable housing and community development," and in asset classes including "private equity, venture capital, private debt, real estate and international listed equity." Developing the impact investment market requires ...

CFSGAM reports on responsible investment, stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
A high degree of transparency and reporting is "the most important indicator of effective equity investor stewardship," according to more than a third of people who attended the recent Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) Responsible ...

PRI launches guide to private equity and ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Investment (PRI) have launched a guide covering integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in private equity. Integrating ESG in private equity - a guide for general partners is designed to give general partners a link between ...