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CSC contributes to global ESG think tank

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation recently formed part of a powerful asset owner think tank in Japan, discussing best practice in ESG investment and portfolio management. The Global Asset Owners' Forum, organised by the Japanese Government ...

Landmark ESG recommendations for Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
For the first time in its 10-year history, the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment is publishing several ESG recommendations specifically targeted at Australian fiduciaries. The document, Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century ...

Tail wags the dog in ESG regulation: PRI

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
The current structure of global capital markets is taken as a given by many regulators, who in turn aren't exerting enough influence on corporate environmental, social and governance policies, according to a new Principles for Responsible Investment ...

QIC and Future Fund win Port of Melbourne lease

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
A QIC-led consortium has topped an IFM Investors-led group to secure ownership of one of Australia's largest infrastructure assets and acquire the 50-year lease at the Port of Melbourne. Known as the Lonsdale Consortium, QIC, in conjunction with the ...

Super funds seeking low carbon mandates

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016

Capital stewards create value on Main Street

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... management. "When we're thinking about capital stewardship it's about a myriad of investment risks. We can be a good capital steward and invest in sectors that may not be flavor of the month," Bishop said. Bishop said capital stewardship is not about ...

Equip CIO departs following restructure

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
The chief investment officer of industry super fund, Equip, will leave the company following a restructure of the investment team. The fund's acting chief executive Nick Vamvakas thanked the departing Michael Strachan for his stewardship of the team ...

Instos begin litigation against Volkswagen

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... corporate wrongdoing. "Volkswagen's actions are particularly heinous, since the company marketed itself as a forward thinking steward of the environment. Its deceitful and hypocritical actions ultimately caused great harm to the atmosphere and the emissions ...

Aspen Group CEO, CFO and chair depart in restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
The chief executive, chief financial officer and chair of listed property investment firm Aspen Group will leave the company following a planned management restructure. In an ASX statement, Aspen's board said that the group's strategy "can best be pursued ...

International pension fund creates stewardship group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
One of the world's largest pension funds has established a "Stewardship Enhancement Group" as part of an obligation it sees to increase understanding of responsible investment principles. Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) recently created ...