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PRI publishes hedge fund responsible investment paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... strategies with an eye to improving governance and values alignment in line with the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI has released a discussion papers on hedge funds aimed at providing a framework for asset owner signatories ...

Hermes Fund Managers launch quant ESG equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... members," said Peter Lambert, CEO of LGS. "We appreciate Hermes' expertise and experience in the area of responsible investment which will be fully utilised within the investment process of this new strategy." LGS has approximately AU$6.5bn in assets ...

Responsible investment in The Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... effectuate national goals to take advantage of the opportunities Asian century. Institutional investors and responsible investment are not specifically discussed in the paper, but investors are increasingly aware of how the trends and goals that are ...

AXA IM brings ESG equities analytic framework to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... processes can augment decision making. Matt Christensen Matt Christensen, AXA IM's Paris-based global head of responsible investment, is in Australia this week to launch the research. The investment manager conducted an integration pilot study based ...

New Forests issues second sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... for California's cap and trade market. New Forests became a UN PRI signatory in 2010 and organises its responsible investment strategy around the PRI's six principles. New Forests participated in UN PRI's assessment process in 2011and had a top quartile ...

Cruelty Free Super celebrates second birthday

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... attends. Coates is considering joining the Emerald Club, the distributor of the Emerald Wrap, a dedicated responsible investment, superannuation and pension platform, but said that the fund lacks the "critical mass" of assets under management to make ...

Bendigo Wealth to provide support to Cool Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... the bank said in a statement. "Cool Australia will also help us shape our thinking as we develop socially responsible investment solutions for this future generation of adults concerned about their footprint on this planet."

Cbus CEO David Atkin re-elected to PRI Advisory Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
Cbus CEO David Atkin has been re-elected to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Advisory Council in the council's annual elections. Atkin is the Oceania representative to the PRI Advisory Council, the PRI's chief governance body. There were ...

UNPRI signatories name corporate ESG engagement issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) signatories say that executive remuneration, climate change and supply chain labour standards are "priority areas of engagement" with invested companies in the next year. These areas of engagement ...

PRI commitment spurs high-level action by Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Neuberger Berman has signed the Principles for Responsible Investment, and is integrating the PRI's commitments into its operational structure, a process that is causing the firm to utilise its resources in new ways. Lucas Rooney ...