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QIEC Super enhances services

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... options; conservative growth, balanced growth and high growth. Members can choose between a socially responsible investment (SRI), infrastructure, bonds, Australian equities, international equities and cash options. Members can create their own investment ...

SRI funds need homework: Lonsec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
Research and ratings firm Lonsec warns financial planners to take a closer look at socially responsible investment (SRI) fund screens and recognise their impact on fund performance. The Lonsec Australian and global equity SRI sector review found the ...

AMP wins $42m SRI mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... environmental, social and governance principles which has been the key motivator of the mandate. "We've gone into [AMP's] SRI process and we were impressed with their SRI credentials," he said. Macready said the aim of the mandate is to generate solid ...

UN launches PRI think tank

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... small amount of academic research that looks into the approach and beyond the questions of socially responsible investment (SRI) mutual fund out performance. "One of the goals of this network is to provide academics and practitioners with a platform ...

Euro SRI market hits $4 trillion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
A Eurosif report on asset managers and self managed asset owners found the sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) market across 13 European countries represents more than $4 trillion. Eurosif, the European equivalent of the Responsible Investment ...

LGSS affected by shorting ban

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... gambling and uranium shares. "At a very marginal way, we participate in the short selling activity through the operation of this SRI overlay. If any of our managers really want to invest in those type of stocks, then we don't restrict them - but we just ...

Pax fined for SRI breach

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... World Management was forced to stump up US$500,000 in regulatory fines for violating its own socially responsible investments (SRI) policies. According to the Securities Exchange Commission, the firm bought 10 securities between 2001 and 2005 that the ...

ESG assets made clear: JPMorgan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... governance (ESG) compliance reporting service to help finance institutions comply with their socially responsible investment (SRI) policies. Today, it is available to all JPMorgan clients, including those in Australia. According to David Braga, JPMorgan ...

Ascalon buys 50pc stake in Sigrun

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
Ascalon Capital Managers continues its strategy to buy strong financial services firms, after purchasing a 50 per cent equity stake in high conviction investment manager, Sigrun Asset Management. Sigrun is a quant manager that uses behavioural finance ...

CFA launches SRI guidelines

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... 10 list of responsible investment guidelines to help investors understand and incorporate socially responsible investments (SRI) into their portfolio. The list was developed after CFA members highlighted the need for guidelines and the 2007 Report on ...