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Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... fund managers, of which we are one, because the distributions outlet for funds management is narrowing. In the superannuation space, you have industry funds becoming more prominent as well, which are affecting the institutional space. If you're a boutique ...

Mercer: use responsible investment to reduce return leakage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Mercer. Jane Ambachtsheer, Mercer's global head of responsible investment Mercer has made those recommendations to superannuation fund clients at an investor forum in Melbourne this week. In a discussion entitled "Fair Capitalism - a Manifesto for Change" ...

ACSI criticises slow pace of women appointed to ASX boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... of 24 women from 2012, according to an annual audit into board diversity performed by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). The ACSI audit showed that for the first time, all ASX50 companies currently have at least one woman on their ...

Dalton Nicol Reid: using ESG to find sustainable earnings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... trust in the business as well.... Obviously, there is a big focus on governance among institutional investors. Superannuation funds don't want to be embarrassed - they don't want to be holding the next James Hardie, for example." S ince inception, the ...

Future Fund excludes tobacco producers from portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... responsible for managing AU$82.39 billion of assets to assist future governments to meet the costs of public sector superannuation liabilities. It is also responsible for the management of several other government funds known as the Nation-building Funds ...

AMP Capital invests in North American wind farm portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... TIAA-CREF and Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI). The investment from AMP Capital was made on behalf of a large Australian superannuation fund client, AMP Capital said, and it will help fund the growth of the wind energy project portfolios. Capistrano Wind ...

KPMG: fraud costs Australian/NZ businesses $373 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... The exposure risk of corruption is not a new issue for organisations or investors. In 2011, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) released a paper authored by CAER - Corporate Analysis. Enhanced Responsibility - that found that three ...

Local Government Super sells upgraded property

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... package funded by the Green Building Fund. LGS sold SKM House as part of an ongoing portfolio rebalancing strategy. "Superannuation funds need to remain within their strategic sectoral exposures for all asset classes they invest in," Churchill said. ...

Australian Ethical survey identifies savings as top priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... 1,000 Australians, conducted earlier this year, found that 62.5% of respondents said that it is important that superannuation or other investments/savings are aligned with personal values, and 87.9% said they consider themselves ethical people. However ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Regnan, and F&C Management's responsible engagement overlay, provide corporate engagement services on behalf of superannuation funds and institutional investors with total shareholdings of US$57.6bn. Negative/exclusionary screening is globally the most ...