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Divestment could reach $50bn in five years

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... with ESG investment criteria have higher credit ratings and on average lower costs of capital. In describing how ESG principles work in practice, Reynolds said, however, that they don't require fiduciaries to give up investment returns or act as de facto ...

ACSI and CareSuper launch ESG award

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... established to commemorate Michael's legacy to the superannuation sector and in particular to the incorporation of ESG principles in long-term investing," CareSuper chair Cate Wood said. "Michael was well known for his support of the development of young ...

CFSGAM completes fundraising for European infrastructure fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... roles to ensure we have board representation and voting rights on all decisions including the implementation of ESG principles," CFSGAM partner, direct infrastructure Europe Niall Mills explained. "This supports CFSGAM's philosophy and conviction that ...

SSgA awarded VicSuper ESG mandate

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... Mitchell, SSgA director of business development for Australia and New Zealand said. "This program is unique in that ESG principles will be integrated into the stock selection process rather than having an overlay, where individual stocks are simply excluded ...

Super funds urged to include macro-level ESG principles

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... Principles of Responsible Investments (UN PRI) signatory, said superannuation funds need to concentrate on Macro-level ESG principles to protect their members' interests, rather than just assessing ESG at a company level. The ability of macro-level ESG ...

CAER and GBST launch new ESG tool

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), and as a result funds are increasingly conscious of incorporating ESG principles into their investment processes," said Kathy Taylor-Hofmann, GBST, head of quantitative data services. "To date much of this ...

ESG adds value but in moderation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Integrating ESG principles into portfolio management can boost returns and control risk provided it's done intelligently and is not taken to excess, finds new research from Plato Investment Management. But not getting the balance right detracts from ...

Sunsuper appoints ESG specialist

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... Australian Shareholders' Association, was appointed ESG manager in April to ensure the fund follows best practice ESG principles. Wilson will work with portfolio managers to review the ESG capabilities of current and perspective fund managers. Sunsuper ...

Perpetual signs UN PRI

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... preparation of Perpetual's ongoing sustainability reporting to the market. "This experience and his personal passion for ESG principles make him the right choice to ensure Perpetual is appropriately informed and positioned around this increasingly relevant ...

VicSuper seeds $150m low carb fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... PRI progress report from Colonial First State Global Asset Management. CFS GAM is taking the implementation of ESG principles mainstream as it hopes to get the UN PRI tick across all the asset classes it manages, totalling more than $128 billion in funds ...