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LG Super awards $150m global equity mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
Local Government Super (LGS) has awarded a $150 million global equity mandate to Five Oceans Asset Management due, in part, to its responsible investment attitude. LGS said it selected Five Oceans to manage its mandate after it learnt of their awareness ...

LGS and VFMC join 'green' property movement

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
Local Government Super (LGS) and Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) join a global energy efficiency of property portfolio benchmarking foundation. The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) assesses the environmental performance ...

ACFS awards innovation and investment stewardship

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
The local investment community celebrated innovation and investment stewardship at an awards gathering in Melbourne last night, with Care Super, Goldman Sachs Asset Management & Partners Australia and La Trobe Financial Services among this year's winners. ...

LGS appoints managers

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
Local Government Super (LGS) has appointed a new risk manager and created a new 'sustainability manager' role. The super fund has appointed former Commonwealth Bank of Australia compliance expert Hannah Deukmejian as risk manager where she will be responsible ...

Ausbil Dexia signs ESG deal with CAER

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... the agreement to obtain research from CAER represents the Ausil Dexia's first structured consideration of ESG issues for local companies, the statement said. DSEF aims to provide long term growth by investing in best-of-sector global sustainable equities. ...

Advisers champion responsible investing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
... learn from their UK counterparts on socially responsible investing - as British planners, not pension funds, lead the way in ESG issues, according to an expert. Alexis Krajeski, associate director governance & sustainable investment at F&C Investments ...

Dimensional Aus hires two

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... research includes substantial and highly rated works on momentum, post-tax investing and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. "Dimensional is an ideas-based company and Thomas' demonstrated intellectual curiosity and research background ...

CFS GAM appoints ASSET4

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... information covering more than 3,000 publicly listed firms. The database also includes a range of information on countries, local authorities, state-owned companies and supranational entities. The research firm will join Trucost, Innovest and a number ...

Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... their overseas counterparts. Paul Lee, director at Hermes Equity Ownership Service, said at an industry forum yesterday that local super funds are world-class when it comes to seriously tackling ESG risks. The joint survey, for example, ranked AustralianSuper ...

ETS collapse threatens ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... scientist they tell you nothing has changed." But the sooner the government sets a clear political agenda, the faster the local investment community can convert their support into investment mandates. The ESG Research Australia (ESG RA), a non-profit ...