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Tobacco shares up in smoke

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has stripped its portfolio of $37.6 million worth of tobacco shares after an environmental, social and governance (ESG) review of the fund's investments. The tobacco stocks represented only 0.29 per cent of the fund's ...

NZ Super Fund defends Myanmar investment

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has come under fire from local non-government organisations (NGOs) for its shareholdings in Total S.A., a French oil company with operations in Myanmar. But the guardians of New Zealand superannuation chief executive ...

Governments lag on CSR

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
A new report from market research company Opinion Leaders shows investor groups are far more supportive of corporate social responsibility (CSR) than governments, especially regarding policies on carbon emissions. However, the report, which surveyed ...

The price of pain

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
... peers are trying to encourage banks, the BOE only wants those who really need the facility to use it. According to The Guardian, no UK banks were feeling enough pain to turn on the drip during Thursday's market tear-up.

NZ Super appoints COO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
Mark Fennell, currently company secretary of The Warehouse Group, will become the chief operating officer of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation from 16 July. The Warehouse Group is a large New Zealand based discount store operator, with over ...

NZ Super responds to SRI attack by Greens Party

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
The New Zealand Superannuation Board has responded to an attack from the NZ Greens Party that alleged they were investing in companies that manufacture nuclear weapons and cluster bombs. David May, chairman of the Board of the Guardians of New Zealand ...

Qld to dominate Future Fund board of guardians

Queenslanders may only account for only 8 per cent of funds management in Australia, but they control half the seats on the Future Fund board of guardians. The Government has just announced the appointment of six members of the Future Fund board of ...

Asteron boosts its sales and marketing team to drive growth

... Steve Browning has been appointed national manager of distribution, and will be responsible for the management of the Guardian Financial Planning and Cameron Walshe businesses. He brings over 25 years of financial services experience to the organisation ...

NZ Super fund appoints Vanguard as bonds manager

The guardians of New Zealand Superannuation today announced it had appointed Vanguard Investments Australia to manage its international government bond portfolio for the New Zealand Superannuation Fund. Vanguard's mandate is to manage a portfolio of ...