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KPMG finds companies invest $12.2bn in social programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... data-gathering around the impacts and outputs of social investment, the paper also found that companies invest in five different areas on average, risking a "scattergun" approach, rather than focusing on a smaller number of priority areas which could ...

LUCRF selects Northern Trust for ESG-screened mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... produce unbalanced portfolios. However, that's a risk you can compensate for by looking across common factors.... It's a different level of tracking error relative to the broader index, but that's part and parcel of the optimisation approach, using a ...

Don Henry named fellow at University of Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... across society can shape and influence political leaders and innovative policy making. My research will also look to the different approaches to climate change policy and public engagement across the Asia Pacific region. China and Indonesia, for instance ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... US$385 billion, based on data gathered on the years 2010-2012. But scaling up investment in low carbon sources requires "different patterns of investment", the report finds. The report notes that "public revenues can be raised by collecting carbon taxes ...

SVA provides $800,000 financing to Indigenous company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... said. "It's not just good for the individual to be employed, but entire households are being affected. People are making different plans for their children now. The household is a happier household; when you have a primary income, the rates of family ...

University of Sydney issues second impact investing report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... investment market is necessary because they add to the sector's ability to develop diverse products, Charlton said. "We need different investors playing different roles in transactions in the market," she said. "There is an opportunity for charitable ...

PRI launches guide to private equity and ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... culture, said Fiona Reynolds, PRI managing director. "The guide can also help limited partners (LPs) to understand the different ESG integration practices currently being implemented in the market," said Tim van der Weide at PGGM and chair of the PRI's ...

Combining quality measures with ESG can yield higher returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... on average, an additional 1.4% of alpha annually. Quality adds an uncorrelated set of data because quality analyses different indicators, said Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global equity management at Northern Trust. "They're fundamentally ...

ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Australian equities - can introduce too much concentration risk. "When you look at ESG in a global equities context, it's different from an Australia context," Shead of SSgA said. "In an Australian context, if you have individual names that could constitute ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... how the principles get reflected in the processes and what that means in how you reflect things in the portfolio in a different way," she said. "The portfolio is the next frontier." One area of discussion with clients is the concept of stranded assets ...