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Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... ESG risks. The joint survey, for example, ranked AustralianSuper, Cbus, Christian Super, HESTA, HOSTPLUS, Local Government Super, NGS Super and Vision Super among the top quartile of super funds pushing for better climate change risk management. In a ...

LGS to boost sustainability team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
NSW-based Local Government Super (LGS) is searching for a sustainability officer to assist in monitoring its investments. The successful candidate will report to the fund's chief investment officer. The fund is a signatory to the United Nations Principles ...

Local Govt Super upgrades property investments

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
Local Government Super's (LGS) upgrade of its building investments could save more then $2 million energy costs. The super fund worked with independent consultants, Napier & Blakeley, and risk management consultants, CETEC, to upgrade air conditioning ...

LGS appoints Mercer as consultant

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
The $6 billion NSW-based Local Government Super has appointed Mercer as its new asset consultant to replace Intech Investments. "Our evaluation of the asset consultant market identified several synergies between the Mercer and LGS models," said Peter ...

LGS wins green globe award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
Local Government Super has been awarded the 2009 Commercial Property Green Globe Award. The award follows a series of green upgrades to LGS' $500 million direct property portfolio through the implementation of its Sustainable Portfolio Program. The ...

UniSuper activates fair value clause

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... not the only fund to act following the GFC to protect its DB division. Earlier this year the $4.6 billion Local Government Super (LGS) changed its trust deed - allowing the fund to temporarily suspend striking unit prices - to ensure that exiting members ...

Active manager mandates to increase: Mercer

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... billion in passive Aussie equities mandates have been appointed by players including AustaralianSuper, Local Government Super and Professional Associations Superannuation Limited. "In times of crisis, great securities for example get sold off [at good ...

LGS boosts green power

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
The $4.6 billion NSW-based Local Government Super has become the first building owner in Australia to convert all of its tenants to 100 per cent GreenPower - making the building completely emission free. LGS, which claims the move as an Australia-first ...

Cbus CEO competes for UN PRI seat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
AustralianSuper has nominated Cbus chief executive David Atkin to sit on the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) board. Atkin replaced Sandy Grant as chief executive at Cbus in November 2007. Prior to that position, Atkin worked ...

AIST chair set sights on UN PRI board

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chair, Ian Robertson, has nominated for a position on the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) board. Local Government Superannuation (LGS) trustee, Robertson was integral ...