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Community finance draws eye of institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... Brisbane-based community development finance institution, believes that recent allocations by the federal government and superannuation fund Christian Super demonstrate that they can provide risk adjusted return that is attractive to institutional investors. ...

Number of women on boards climbs slowly, ACSI finds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... directors and 12.2% of all directors, up from 11.1% in 2009, according to research by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Ann Byrne The research highlighted that bringing women onto boards remains a slow process with incremental ...

Miscommunication hampers institutional vote engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... interviews with participants on each side of the process, and a survey sent to company directors, managed funds, superannuation funds and proxy advisers. "I think the conclusions that are drawn out of the report is right," said David Crawford, chairman ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... and aid agencies into the for-profit sphere, and has attracted investment from institutional investors such as superannuation funds who are seeking diversified sources of return in the context of responsible investment (RI) goals. Helga Birgden But while ...

Christian Super allocates $6m to social enterprise fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
The AU$450m Christian Super superannuation fund has made an AU$6m commitment to a social enterprise fund run by Brisbane-based Foresters Community Finance. Foresters' Social Enterprise Solutions brand is one of two fund managers selected by the Department ...

ACSI recommend against News Corp board re-election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has recommended that superannuation funds invested in News Corporation vote against the re-election of six of the company's executive directors in the upcoming annual general meeting. "Progress ...

ESG analysis now part of mainstream investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... environment part is easier because the metrics are available," said Peter Lunt, executive manager - investment at superannuation fund VicSuper. "On the social side, there is less data and less comparable data and it is less quantifiable.... We ask our ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... government and private investment commitments. In 2010, the investment in clean energy projects was US$243bn. Some superannuation funds have gotten into the renewable energy space - in 2010, the AU$16bn Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST) partnered ...

Investors integrating ESG into decisions have "an edge"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... week for internal training with local Towers Watson consultants as well as meeting with investment managers and superannuation fund clients who either integrate sustainability into their investment process or are interested in doing so. In terms of integrating ...

Investors urge adoption of carbon legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... scheme commencement on July 1, 2012," IGCC said in a statement. See Also: Carbon price to have limited impact on superannuation funds Carbon price package could yield greater than expected reductions Carbon tax regime to affect liability for joint ve ...