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Omega partners with LGS for bond strategy

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... between Omega and LGS, which is an industry super fund with deep commitment to Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) and a signatory to UNPRI principles on sustainable investment practices," said McCrum Omega's director of investments. ...

AMP appoints ESG research associate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... infrastructure, Asian equities and global resources funds. He will also assist in AMP Capital's Environmental Sustainable Governance (ESG) analysis of corporate and sovereign bonds and international analysis of ESG issues and sustainability drivers for ...

CAER and GBST launch new ESG tool

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... responsible investment overlay for Australian equities portfolios, providing a set of 12 environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors that super funds and fund managers can easily incorporate into their portfolio measurement and monitoring. "The ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available now

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
In the new edition of Financial Standard we feature the recent ESG RA awards, portfolio construction and profile Tony Lally, chief executive of Sunsuper, as well as all the latest news, views and regular features. Financial Standard's latest edition ...

Sustainability more than greenwash: Mercer

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... and risks present. That's the message from Jane Ambachtsheer, Mercer's global head of responsible investment. "Focusing on ESG factors in managing risk is still quite a young concept," said Ambachtsheer. "But for an investor today, it doesn't really ...

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 ...