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Michael Walsh hired as CEO of UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Hunter Hall, where he served in a number of roles, including ethical analyst, risk manager and head of responsible investment research. He joined Hunter Hall in May 2008 as a non-executive director, a position he resigned from in October 2010 to take ...

ASrIA: US$74bn in sustainable investment assets in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... assets under management in the Asian region, according to a report from the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA). Of that US$74bn, US$10bn of the assets are managed in Japan and the remaining US$64bn are assets under ...

NAB Asset Servicing developing ESG overlay tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank's custody and administration division is in the process of developing a responsible investment overlay tool that will provide superannuation fund trustees with a monthly report on the environmental, social and governance exposures ...

Mercer study to investigate shareholder loyalty rewards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... shareholders, but obviously asset owners are an important part of the chain," said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investment, Asia-Pacific at Mercer. "We're focusing at the company and shareholder relationship. However, asset owners should care because ...

Duncan Paterson steps down as RIAA board chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
Duncan Paterson has stepped down as board chair of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA). Duncan Paterson, CAER Under the RIAA constitution, board members are limited to 10 years' continuous service, which Paterson has reached ...

Local Government Super leader on managing climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... owners are all signatories to the [Carbon Disclosure Project] CDP, some are signatories to [Principles for Responsible Investment] PRI and to have such a poor record on transparency... it's frankly indefensible. AODP sent out survey requests to the 1,000 ...

Unconventional gas development poses risks to investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... must take into account, according to panelists in a recent Sustainalytics webinar. Pablo Berrutti,head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, CFSGAM The panelists identified three main investment risks to coal seam and shale gas extraction - fugitive ...

Will sustainability survive the end of the boom?

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... both a risk review approach in fundamental investing, and as numeric inputs to quantitative investing. The Responsible Investment Association of Australia will shortly be releasing its annual report on the adoption and performance of ESG-related investments. ...

Oliver Yates named CEO of Clean Energy Finance Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... regime. Heidrick & Struggles had been engaged to assist the CEFC board with finding the CEO. See Also: Responsible investment in The Asian Century Q&A with Meg McDonald, CEO Low Carbon Australia Broadbent named chair of CEFC

Fiona Reynolds to take PRI managing director role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) to take a job as managing director of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Fiona Reynolds The newly created position will see Reynolds work alongside James Gifford, executive director. ...