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Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... period. You have to use data that comes in and go back and provide feedback to the managers. In 2008, the survey was listed equity focused only. I have already surveyed, but haven't finished considering, our listed equity managers for the second time ...

Benchmarking superannuation funds' sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... responsible investment strategies across Australian shares, international shares, property, and the absolute return and private equity asset classes, according to the fund. SuperRatings noted "LGS has shown excellent practices in measurement, reporting ...

MSCI launches 25 new ESG indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... indices. "The new MSCI ESG Indices reflect our unique ability to combine high quality ESG research with leading global equity indices," said Remy Briand, global head of index and ESG research at MSCI. "They broaden and deepen our ESG index line-up, enabling ...

Climate change issues integrated into investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... investors globally view climate change as a material investment risk/opportunity, and most frequently look to their listed equity portfolio when considering climate change issues, according to a Mercer study commissioned by international climate change ...

Finsia drafts principles to disclose, address gender divide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... Finsia partnered with independent research firm Corporate Analysis Enhanced Responsibility (CAER) to author Promoting gender equity through transparency, a report examining the representation of women in Australia's financial services industry. The report ...

ANZ reviewing "sensitive sector" policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... customer engagement in the four sectors and cover products and services including lending and financing, capital raising, equity investments, corporate advisory and capital markets. The process and outcomes of the review will be reported in ANZ Bank's ...

ANZ targets 40 percent women managers by September

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
... Additionally, the bank is examining managers to evaluate pay equality as part of the annual review and is "[e]mbedding gender equity into our human resource policies and practices," such as a global recruitment policy mandating qualified women on the ...