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AMP wins Asset Super mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... without any specific screen for other asset classes (such as international shares and bonds) which formed the balance of the SRI option. Following research by Mercer, the trustee decided to invest in a balanced fund that employs a specific socially responsible ...

Where did the money go?

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... growing sectors was international property, which fell 43 per cent, hedge funds, which dropped 27 per cent and ethical and SRI investment, which fell 25 per cent. In comparison, the five fastest growing investment asset classes included private equity ...

SRI super option blitzes market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... option. The super fund's six-month investment summary, which is stated using crediting rates, found the Australian shares SRI investment option beat all the other options including international shares and the International Sustainable Shares option ...

Politics wield power over asset prices

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... better off investing in funds run by a Republican supporter. What was conclusive was that Democratic fund managers are "closet SRI" investors, meaning they are more likely to have a bias towards SRI stocks and invest away from sin stocks. On the other ...

Soc Gén named best SRI brokerage firm: survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... PRI but the asset management division of both institutions are. Goldman Sachs and Oddo Securities round up the top five best SRI and sustainability research analysts.

US fixed interest SRI beats market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
SRI fixed interest funds in the US have gone from just matching non-SRI mutual fund returns to beating them, according to the latest Cerulli research. "There has always been an unwritten rule that investors have to give up performance to invest their ...

JV raises $1bn for Indian infrastructure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
The State Bank of India and Macquarie Group raised over $1 billion in capital to invest in Indian infrastructure projects with a goal to raise around $2 billion in additional capital over the next few years. According to a joint statement, global investors ...

RIAA adds more members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
... responsible funds out there, but we can look at it being part of one third of the fund," said Steffanoni. "As the number of SRI funds rises we'd like to increase that allocation." Other RIAA members include Cbus Super, VicSuper, UniSuper, AMP Financial ...

BTIM seeks ESG credit reporting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... between equities and bonds, that were themselves had an ESG score, we could offer our clients a lot more holistic approach to SRI based investing," he said. "This allows investors to be more diversified, if we want to run an equity portfolio which is ...

Aviva pushes PRI cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
Aviva's global asset management division is launching three socially responsible investment (SRI) initiatives, including greater corporate voting actions and a renewable energy fund. Aviva Investors annual general meeting (AGM) voting practices will ...