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Investment head concerned by super approach

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... that's a very different thing." Another concern of Gardener's is the possibility of the pendulum swinging too far in favour of ESG aware investing, at the expense of other criteria. "At the company level I don't see why we pick out ESG," he said. "I ...

Impact investing emerges as asset class

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... the new asset class gaining traction as a viable global investing option. Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) is weighing more on the investment allocation decisions of super funds and heads of investment. Impact investing allows for ...

Solaris responds to super demands on ESG policy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
As super funds increasingly require ESG factors to be embedded into the investment process of fund managers, $4 billion boutique Solaris Investment Management has appointed a specialist on a permanent basis. Lisa Domagala has been working with Solaris ...

CFSGAM sees ESG improve returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
Considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues really does improve investment returns, according to Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM), justifying recent moves by super funds to appoint specialists in the field. Last ...

LG Super awards $150m global equity mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... in Five Oceans' highly experienced investment team and robust investment process as well as their commitment to integrating ESG factors in their fundamental analysis," said Peter Lambert, chief executive, LGS. Five Oceans is part of Challenger's boutique ...

AustralianSuper creates governance role

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... in governance issues and its impact on investments. Gray has extensive experience in environmental, social and governance (ESG) research, policy development and integration after two decades with Goldman Sachs as head of ESG research. This is the latest ...

Franklin Templeton acquires Balanced Equity, plans new fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... change. The two companies believe they have a strong cultural fit, with similar values, particularly around the importance of ESG and after tax investment philosophies. Sisson said that his company would benefit from a reduced compliance and administration ...

Sunsuper appoints ESG specialist

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
The $17 billion industry fund Sunsuper is actively increasing its focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment by creating a new management role. Stuart Wilson, former chief executive officer at the Australian Shareholders' Association ...

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Institutional investors and fund managers can use a new Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings data service from global index provider FTSE Group to identify eligible companies for investment. The FTSE4Good ESG ratings product, launched this ...

Sustainable strategy downgraded

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... investment philosophy is based on uncovering attractive stocks that meet the firm's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria. The downgrade applies to about 14 different products across the strategy, which had $2.3 billion in assets as of ...