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AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... addition to the new fossil fuel exclusions, the fund also excludes companies that have more than a 10% exposure to tobacco, nuclear power, including uranium, armaments, gambling, alcohol and pornography. This range stands alone, but AMP Capital also ...

Nippon Gas buys stake in COzero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... either at the same time or shortly after. At the same time, due to the catastrophic earthquake of 2011 and the subsequent nuclear power station closures, Japan has been suffering from electricity shortages and increased energy and gas prices for residential ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... well as the question of "pariah tenants" - tenants that work in alcohol, tobacco, pornography, gambling, armaments and nuclear energy. The equity research team spoke with the REITs about their approach to the ethical impacts of their tenants. "The approaches ...

NZ Super excludes nuclear base operators from investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has decided to exclude a group of nuclear base operators because they are involved in programs to extend the life of nuclear stockpiles in the United States and United Kingdom. The NZ$22bn NZ Superannuation Fund will ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... excludes investments in companies that take in more than 10% of their revenue from areas including "armaments, gambling, nuclear/uranium, old growth logging, tobacco, poor mining practices, questionable workplace practices, and questionable ESG practices," ...

In 2040, when growth is a memory: Josh Dowse

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... Replacing 'free' ecological services such as water from glaciers and aquifers, and fish protein Decommissioning of spent nuclear power plants Protecting against rising sea levels Replacing and strengthening infrastructure to meet more extreme weather ...

Hermes Fund Managers launch quant ESG equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... LGS does not invest in companies which exhibit high ESG risk, or who derive significant revenue from armaments, logging, nuclear energy, gambling and tobacco. "This is another step towards LGS developing and implementing innovative strategies that manage ...

Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... relative to the benchmark -countries like US and Japan. The reason that we're underweight Japan is the high reliance on nuclear energy and the bad debt situation. Japan is an interesting one. Demographics come into play - the gap between young and the ...

Using ESG factors to broaden fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... They are all different legal entities that issue their own bonds. These companies might have different power sources - nuclear, gas, coal - so they could pose different risks to their bond holders. We are not currently breaking the analysis down to that ...

Consumers doubt energy retailers' "green" credentials

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... questioned as to what other sources of energy consumers would agree to use, solar, wind and hydro topped the list, but nuclear power came in surprisingly high, with 34% of respondents saying they would agree to use power derived from nuclear reactors. ...