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LGS and VFMC join 'green' property movement

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... Real Estate Association and Jones LangLaSalle are actively supporting the GRESB Foundation. "VFMC takes an active approach to ESG and believes that both investor value and sustainable practices can be enhanced through proper management of ESG risks," ...

Funds must invest in ESG expertise

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
Fund managers must invest in experienced staff to tackle ESG issues, which are rising in prominence in the retail as well as the institutional space, according to one manager. Boutique fund manager Solaris Investment Management, appointed Lisa Domagala ...

Mercer invests in consulting business

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... fund's commitments in accordance with the United Nations principles for responsible investment. Fuller's experience in the ESG field dovetails well with Mercer's own environmental focus, having recently launched a well-documented research report on climate ...

ACFS awards innovation and investment stewardship

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... Partners Australia. Professor Ralston highlighted how the firm does much of its research across all aspects of risk, including ESG. "This firm has demonstrated a high degree of engagement with both investors and companies in which they invest, and have ...

ARIA boosts property sustainability

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... also developed collaborative relationships with investor groups as part of its effort to boost engagement and advance its ESG agenda. These include collaborations with the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, Regnan Governance Research and ...

Super funds still lag in understanding ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
From trustee duties to properly implementing ESG practices, super funds still have a fair way to go in properly incorporating environmental, social and governance factors in their investments, a new report found. New research by Corporate Analysis ...

Mercer outlines top trends for 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... predictions from this time last year. The asset consultant reiterated its prediction that environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues will gain increasing attention, and reaffirmed its view that there will be greater acceptance of dynamic asset ...

Plato appoints senior portfolio manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... responsibilities will include research into quantitative stock selection models, alpha generation, portfolio construction and ESG research. Prior to SSGA, Kennedy worked at Barra and Merrill Lynch as head of equity derivative research - Asia Pac ex Japan. ...

SAM becomes TransCap

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... Investments confirmed that they still have over $500 million in funds linked with TransCap for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments. TransCap screens companies and designs the indices, which Vanguard manages its Transformation leaders ...

CalPERS deploys US$500m into ESG, OTPP buys Chunnel link

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
North American pension funds have been actively pursuing investment opportunities this week, and in typically unconventional fashion. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has invested $500 million into a new internally managed ...