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PRI signatory assets top US$45 trillion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... portfolios to help create a more sustainable financial system". PRI attributed the increase in AUM to factors including recent equity market performance, the addition of new signatories, and an enhanced system for calculating signatory holdings under ...

ACSI: companies paid premium for rights issue underwriting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... "We would go back to the ACSI governance guidelines, which say boards should seek to minimise the costs of reading new equity," Harut said. "I think it's as part of the board's broader oversight of the capital raising process." The report further recommends ...

Northern Trust's Bowers on ESG and funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... announced it had appointed Northern Trust Asset Management's international business to manage an AU$220 million global equity index mandate that incorporates the fund's ESG screens, which exclude tobacco companies and cluster munitions manufacturers. ...

Foresters Community Finance, InterFinancial to partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... the two companies. InterFinancial offers independent advisory services around mergers and acquisitions, sourcing private equity capital, and strategic financial advice, according to its website. As part of the agreement, InterFinancial acquired shares ...

Northern Trust ESG index range crosses US$1 billion mark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... or a requirement to manage reputational risks." The fund range includes the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Custom ESG Equity Index Fund, the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Custom Low Carbon Optimised Equity Index Fund and the Northern Trust World Custom ...

AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... portfolio. That's a factor. Similarly, we have a smaller alternatives portfolio there, and within that, there's a private equity fund which is looking at renewables and climate change exposures in a positive way through investing in energy efficiency ...

LUCRF selects Northern Trust for ESG-screened mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Fund (LUCRF) has appointed Northern Trust Asset Management's international business to manage an AU$220 million global equity index mandate that incorporates the fund's environmental, social and governance (ESG) screens. The AU$4 billion industry superannuation ...

AXA IM develops impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... portfolio and the MSCI World Index on both overall performance and ESG risk score. The ESG SmartBeta portfolio passed a global equity universe through four filters - earnings sustainability, volatility, speculation, and distress, which AXA IM said reduces ...

LGS Taps AMP Capital for social infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... CommIF. Last year, the fund made three deals worth $525 million in enterprise value, which incorporates the value of the equity and debt, AMP Capital said. The deals included the Partnerships in Victoria Schools Project, water asset AquaTower and the ...

ASX companies lag global peers in disclosing water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... water- sensitive sectors to respond to its water questionnaire, but only 23 responded. By comparison, 60% of FTSE Global 500 Equity Index (Global 500) in water-sensitive sectors responded to CDP in 2013. "There was a low response rate from the invited ...