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ESG RA Awards celebrate industry achievers

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
Macquarie Securities and Citi took out the top awards at the third annual ESG Research Australia Awards, presented in Melbourne. Celebrating the field of ESG-inclusive research conducted by stock-brokers in Australian equities, 24 research papers were ...

IFM launches ESG responsible portfolio options

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
Global investment manager Industry Funds Management has released a new suite of low carbon / ESG portfolios drawn from indexed Australian equities. The capability, which has attracted a $100 million mandate from HESTA, is centred on tailoring portfolios ...

CFSGAM tops global UNPRI rankings

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... not different, for us we have every single one of our investment strategies looking at Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues across the global business." More than 70% of CFSGAM funds outperformed their respective benchmarks over three and ...

Ecofin Australia wins sustainable mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... offshore institution and will be invested with our thematic view on global efficiency and climate change, with our strong ESG focus," said Ashton. "We will continue our focus on the industries we see as best positioned to leverage the transition to global ...

UN Responsible Investment head joins Emerald launch

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... launch on March 21. "The potential for Responsible Investment within the retail space is huge and untapped, to understand that ESG [Environmental, Social and Governance] issues can be material factors and fund managers that are managing these issues ...

FTSE index launch for insto investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... investment strategies. Partnered with CDP and ENDS Carbon, the four new indices focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analytics, index construction and weighting methodologies to reduce long-term investment risks of climate change for ...

Local Government Super adopts ESG risk tools

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
Local Government Super has signed with MSCI Inc to introduce ESG risk and impact tools to its portfolios. The $6bn super fund currently invests around $3.3bn in responsible investment strategies and will use MSCI's environmental, social, and governance ...

AXA IM to expand responsible investment focus

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... fund management decision-making, and enhanced value-added insights and a proactive engagement strategy to discuss specific ESG themes with companies in conjunction with milestones and goals. According to Matt Christensen, who was recently appointed AXA ...

ASFA recognises super industry's best marcomms campaigns

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... Award winners is below: Campaign of the Year HOSTPLUS Choose quality Innovation of the year HOSTPLUS Cook for Your career Best ESG communications Colonial First State An easy change... can make a world of difference. Best use of public relations HOSTPLUS ...

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 ...