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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 ...

UniSuper owns 5pc of Gunns

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... "They are responsible for picking stocks for their portfolios... but we're currently doing a review of all our [managers] and ESG is very prominent in terms of how its integrated into their investment theses, testing whether its genuine or part of a ...

Media Super signs UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... practices. Proper disclosure will also be high on the agenda, said the fund. "We will also seek appropriate disclosure on ESG issues by entities in which we invest, promote acceptance and implementation of the Principles within the investment industry ...

AUI appoints head of portfolio management

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... research responsibilities in international equities; currency management; and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) policy. Smith previously worked at Victorian Funds Management Corporation, and Trust Investments Management Limited and ...

LGS appoints managers

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... grappling to ensure that LGS' portfolio gets an established link between cause and risk when assessing investments, to tie in ESG risks and tie in its impact on performance. "If you are serious about being a fund that invests in sustainability, you need ...

RBS develops ESG strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... houses keen to develop a numerical strategy that can be used to better qualify an investment decision based on a company's ESG policies. Dr Alva De Voy, an equity strategist from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), spoke at the 'Women in Super' event about ...