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AXA IM launches ESG SmartBeta fund in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has launched an integrated ESG SmartBeta fund in Australia, which will be available to the retail market via the Asgard platform. Kathryn McDonald, director of investment strategy, AXA Rosenberg The AXA IM All Country ...

SMF stepping up advocacy for environmental upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainable Melbourne Fund (SMF) is increasing both national and international advocacy of environmental upgrade finance with the intention of growing the volume of deals, both large and small. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund SMF ...

Sustainalytics hires Cheryl Gustitus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainalytics has hired Cheryl Gustitus to head global marketing and to lead strategic initiatives. Gustitus comes to Sustainalytics from GMI Ratings, where she was chief marketing officer. Prior to that, she worked for nearly 10 years with Institutional ...

MSCI assesses future carbon exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
It is possible for institutional investors to reduce their portfolio carbon exposures without drastically increasing tracking error or reducing investment returns, according to MSCI. executive director, global head of ESG research, MSCI MSCI has recently ...

AMP Capital reviews corporate governance activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Governance practices have evolved differently around the world, and as a result, AMP Capital has developed a nuanced, case-by-case approach to proxy voting and engaging with companies in varying markets. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance ...

SVA CEO calls for new investment model for social change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... potential." Traill has recently written about these issues in a SVA quarterly publication Investing in social change: building an efficient capital market for social purpose. In the piece, he names several areas that represent what he considers the core ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Australian/New Zealand property companies continue to outperform global peers in sustainability reporting and performance, according to the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 2014 results. Australia/NZ property companies received an ...

NY's EIC on residential, commercial property energy upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
The state of New York is leveraging innovative clean energy financing vehicles and community outreach to fund clean energy and energy efficiency projects in both commercial and residential properties. The Energy Improvement Corporation (EIC ) operates ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... enterprises, Addarii said, but rather in building the business models that move from social granting to social investment, building the infrastructure for investment and then finding proper measures for the value return. Additionally, it will require ...

Ethinvest model portfolios continue to outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Proprietary model ASX50 and ASX100 portfolios developed by investment advisory firm Ethinvest outperformed mainstream indices by wide margins over the past one and two year periods, according to the firm. Trevor Thomas, Ethinvest managing director Ethinvest's ...