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Cbus adds ESG into investment contracts

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... The $13 billion Construction & Building Industry Super (Cbus) is starting to include environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in the fund's Investment Management Agreements (IMAs) when appointing fund managers. Trish Donohue, executive manager ...

Christian Super invests $50m in fixed income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... securities, global government bonds and global credit securities, which are all reviewed using environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. Peter Murphy, chief executive at Christian Super, said the fund's investment, reflects its commitment to ...

Perpetual signs UN PRI

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... Responsible Investment (PRI). As a signatory, Perpetual Investments must formally incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into its investment decision-making and ownership practices in a consistent and transparent manner. Perpetual's ...

Wesfarmers decision a win for ESG

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
In a win for listed company engagement, Wesfarmers has decided to find other sources of a mineral from outside a region with a questionable human rights record after engagement from institutional investors including Christian Super. Wesfarmers agreed ...

Where did the money go?

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... ethical strategies could be the result of institutional investors using all encompassing environmental, social and governance (ESG) approach. "Some of those stats would be for quite narrow ethical mandates but I think there's a broader move to ESG investments," ...

ACSI launches two ESG guidelines

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... governance risks in listed companies'. "ACSI's guidelines aim to provide assistance to superannuation funds wishing to incorporate ESG into their investment decision-making processes," said Ann Byrne, chief executive of ACSI. "This is done by presenting ...

Private equity firms sign PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... pension funds, super funds, investment companies and services partners to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into their investment processes. Ironbridge Capital's investment strategy focuses on the services sector in Australia ...

Protection without commission: JB Global

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... advocate for green investments, noted that capital protection can come in handy for investors looking to tap high risk, offshore ESG-centric investments. "This way, [clients] can get the upside growth such as those in the renewable energy sector, without ...

Russell signs UN PRI

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... signatory in recognition of the increasingly widespread client demand for strategic advice and solutions that take into account ESG considerations," said president and chief executive, Andrew Doman. "These are issues that impact not only our clients' ...

LGS appoints Mercer as consultant

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... market identified several synergies between the Mercer and LGS models," said Peter Lambert, chief executive at LGS. Mercer's ESG monitoring and research capabilities are also in synergy with LGS' ESG centric strategies, said Lambert. "LGS will have access ...