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Top ESG infra stocks post better returns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... ratings beat companies in the same sector by more than 20 per cent over three years, according to a new report. Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) rates each infrastructure company out of a possible 15, with four being a low ESG score ...

Whitten resigns from CFS GAM

S&P RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
David Whitten, head of global resources at Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM), has resigned from his role. Joanne Warner, senior portfolio manager at CFS GAM, will succeed Whitten as head of global resources when he leave at the ...

Cuffe charity fund tilts to growth assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
Chris Cuffe has allocated money from the Third Link Growth fund to Perennial Investment Partners and Colonial First State Global Asset Management targeting A-REITs, soft commodities and global credit. Cuffe said the fund is aggressively positioned with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
... force data for April, and Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (economic) Philip Lowe addresses the Colonial First State Investment Forum. In company news, AMP Ltd and Roc Oil Company will hold their annual general meetings. Optus, part of the ...

Govt infrastructure fund falls well short

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... supply utilities in Australia's resource industry. Peter Meany, head of global infrastructure securities at Colonial First State Global Asset Management, said the fund is a positive move, but the $700 million annual commitment is not enough to make a ...

CFS GAM hires AMP Capital ESG researcher

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
Colonial First State Global Asset Management has appointed former AMP Capital Investors researcher, Nick Edgerton, to the newly created role of manager of ESG Research and Engagement. Edgerton worked at AMP Capital Investors as an environmental, social ...

CFS appoints Core Equity Services for brokerage

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
Colonial First State Custom Solutions has appointed Commonwealth Bank-owned Core Equity Services as its default broker for the FirstWrap platform. Chris Stevens said selecting the broking firm as the default broker for FirstWrap and white label platforms ...

Beck appointed to ASFA board

ASFA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... at Pillar Administration, to its board. Beck replaces Linda Elkins, who left Russell Investments to join Colonial First State. Elkins represented a service provider on the board but that has changed after the move to Colonial, a retail fund. "The change ...

Lonsec names top global equities funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... Equity fund, Zurich Global Thematic Share fund and the MFS Global Equity Trust also received the top rating. Colonial First State's Realindex RAFI Global Share fund, Franklin Global Growth fund and Wellington Global Value Equity fund were all reviewed ...

CFS GAM appoints ASSET4

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) has appointed ASSET4 as an additional environment, social and governance (ESG) research provider. ASSET4, which was bought by Thomson Reuters in November last year, has developed the world's largest ...