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BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... financial services companies, there are very few women. That is poor talent management." A lack of detail on policies on pay equity was another issue of concern for BlackRock - according to the report, only 30% of ASX200 companies made reference to pay ...

Christian Super invests in microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... June 2010. Both commitments come out of the fund's allocations to alternative investments, with MicroVest, which takes equity positions in companies, considered a growth investment by the fund and Triodos, which operates a debt fund, considered a defensive ...

PRI working group calls for sustainable palm oil commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Management, Christian Super, DNB, Ecofi Investissements, First State Investments, Generation Investment Management, Hermes Equity Ownership Services, LAPFF, Local Government Super, MN, NEI Investments, Nelson Capital Management, PGGM Investments, RobecoSAM ...

Impax Asset Management makes case for fossil fuel divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... small positive return effect with low tracking error, according to analysis by Impax Asset Management. Impax created model equity portfolios structured around fossil fuel divestment and tilts towards energy efficiency and renewable energy investments. ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation makes first investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... approximately AU$280 million for the project, along with ANZ, EKF - the official export credit agency of Denmark - and primary equity sponsor Santander, an international retail and commercial bank headquartered in Spain, along with CBD Energy. Taralga ...

Barclays and MSCI launch ESG Fixed Income Indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... or the EU Credit index, you're looking at a standard mix of exclusions. That list of exclusions was built to match the equity indices as well. We expect a lot of customisation here. Each region has its own priorities in terms of what businesses to exclude. ...

CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... to set their organisation up to be a private institution, progressively over time, which means they're going to bring in equity investors. We're a statutory government body and that's a very different framework to how the Green Bank operates. If we look ...

Local Government Super adopts private equity ESG framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has adopted a new environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework for private equity investment. Bill Hartnett The ESG Disclosure Framework is the result of a global coalition of 40 limited partners, 20 private equity ...

Northern Trust launches emerging markets ESG index, fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... experience managing socially responsible portfolios and socially-screened assets. Northern Trust launched the World Custom ESG Equity Index Fund in late 2012.

Net Balance: financial, shared value performance related

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... 287 ASX listed companies, including criteria like market capitalisation, debt to cash flow, profit margin and return on equity. The analysis suggest that companies with higher CSV scores have positive associations with characteristics like significant ...