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Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... manager based in Melbourne. Omega received a nearly AU$170m mandate from the nearly AU$6bn Local Government Super superannuation fund to implement a global government bond strategy that explicitly takes environmental, social and governance signals into ...

Australian Ethical Investments faces EGM board spill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... 2.6% - between 30 June 2011, group FUM decreased AU$41m due to market movement and AU$3m due to "net outflows". Superannuation inflows increased by 3.6% for the six month period, but managed fund inflows dropped by 25%, which the company said in its ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... and/or severity of labour and human rights controversies, according to a new report from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Ann Byrne The report found that companies were most likely to disclose policies prohibiting discrimination ...

Fund management bodies oppose ASX share placements proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) are opposing a proposal by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) to allow small to mid-cap companies to issue discounted new shares to investors via placements. ...

Climate change realities necessitate superannuation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... evolving. It is full of uncertainty but there are some things we can hang our hats on," Hueston told an audience of superannuation fund managers and service providers at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI)'s annual conference. "Firstly ...

Superannuation funds increasingly act, invest sustainably

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
While 80% of superannuation funds have told research firm SuperRatings that they believe they have a responsibility to operate sustainably, only 20-30% of those respondents measure and report energy, waste and water usage regularly. In their annual ...

GBST, CAER to offer quantitative ESG data tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Corporate Analysis. Enhanced Responsibility are partnering on a quantitative ESG risk management tool aimed at superannuation funds and fund managers. The product can be used as a responsible investment overlay for ASX300 equities, with a set of 12 ESG ...

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... overclaiming, transparency and verification. It can be used as a metric of value creation. The AU$575m Christian Super superannuation fund has selected Triodos for a microfinance mandate, and has made an AU$6m commitment to a social enterprise fund run ...

Fund manager: remuneration reports filled with "mumbo jumbo"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... assess if the arrangements are appropriate for the company's circumstance. Morgan also called upon fund managers, superannuation funds and government agencies to increase their disclosure and transparency. "It makes no sense to me that while listed companies ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... companies on the ASX200 are considered at "best practice" for ESG reporting, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), and investor and accounting experts say companies can improve their public disclosures to the market. ...