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Sunsuper appoints ESG specialist

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... Aurtralian Super will also assess the carbon exposure of individual infrastructure assets and conduct a climate change risk assessment of its main private equity assets.

Super funds fail on carbon disclosure

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... per cent shareholder vote and if passed, Woodside to annually disclose the carbon price assumptions it uses in its assessment of new and ongoing capital expenditure. The action generated support from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors ...

Been there, done that

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... persistent high unemployment in the developed economies are major risks. No substantial change from its January 2011 assessment really. Been there! Significant market moving factors they may be but as far as the equity markets are concerned, they are ...

ASIC call to improve planner education

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
Financial planners may have to undergo a new training and assessment framework, which includes certification exams and update reviews every three years, if latest proposals from the financial services regulator go ahead. A consultation paper submitted ...

AustralianSuper assets under 'climate change' test

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... individual asset level. AustralianSuper will also examine its private equity assets by conducting a climate change risk assessment. "The ultimate aim is an improved risk management strategy that will protect the fund's assets." The Mercer report said ...

Funds must invest in ESG expertise

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... for over a decade at Suncorp. "This kind of experience means we are very familiar with the drivers that influence the assessment of ESG factors and the importance these factors may represent in the valuations of the companies analysed," said Donohue. ...

Rising oil prices add to sovereign risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
Super funds have been urged to perform oil vulnerability assessment after blasts rocked Moamar Gaddafi's Tripoli compound this morning. As explosions and anti-aircraft fire rocked the Libyan capital, brent crude prices rose to US$114.86 per barrel. ...

Mercer invests in consulting business

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... its investment consulting business, having seen 'increasing interest from investors in the area of operational risk assessment in the past few years'. JP Crowley is one of the new appointments, joining from Ibbotson Associates, as a Melbourne based consultant. ...

MLC advisers top benchmarking survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... business information including economics, productivity and efficiency to Comparator for analysis, receiving in return an assessment of where they stand in relation to the overall industry. The survey is anonymous with dealer groups only knowing their ...

Flare up over MoneySmart

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... adviser. REST Industry Super has taken the recommendation one step further by asking consumers to request an upfront assessment of what any financial advice will cost them. "As a profit-to-members industry super fund, we do not pay commissions to financial ...