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AXA IM launches ESG SmartBeta fund in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... construction concepts of risk and return. It is part of the conversation, but doesn't dominate the conversation." In building the ESG SmartBeta strategy, AXA Rosenberg uses AXA IM's responsible investment team's summary ESG score, which ranks a company ...

SMF stepping up advocacy for environmental upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... website, BetterBuildingFinance.com.au, which organises and aggregates information on environmental upgrade finance to give building owners and tenants a clear overview of vehicles such as environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs). "The message we got was ...

Sustainalytics hires Cheryl Gustitus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Sustainalytics. "We compete on a global stage at the top end of our market. Cheryl's track record of driving growth and building market-leading brands that deliver best in class products to investors worldwide will serve our clients well." Last month ...

MSCI assesses future carbon exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
It is possible for institutional investors to reduce their portfolio carbon exposures without drastically increasing tracking error or reducing investment returns, according to MSCI. executive director, global head of ESG research, MSCI MSCI has recently ...

AMP Capital reviews corporate governance activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... analysis," Halliday said. In markets where ownership is dispersed, governance processes developed with a strong focus on building confidence among investors, ensuring accountability and transparency between shareholders and company management. AMP Capital ...

SVA CEO calls for new investment model for social change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... potential." Traill has recently written about these issues in a SVA quarterly publication Investing in social change: building an efficient capital market for social purpose. In the piece, he names several areas that represent what he considers the core ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Australian/New Zealand property companies continue to outperform global peers in sustainability reporting and performance, according to the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 2014 results. Australia/NZ property companies received an ...

NY's EIC on residential, commercial property energy upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... (PACE) and property tax laws to provide "long-term market rate financing for clean energy commercial and multi-family building improvements," EIC said. EIC combines its financing programs with community outreach programs to increase market knowledge ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability of humanity." The challenge isn't finding capital for investment in social enterprises, Addarii said, but rather in building the business models that move from social granting to social investment, building the infrastructure for investment ...

Ethinvest model portfolios continue to outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... low fee option that gives you good exposure to income and large cap stocks," he said. "It can play important part in building a core ethical portfolio. We often complement them with other ethical funds to provide access to specialist management for people ...