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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 ...

Three step advice to commodities

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
... a slice of the commodities boom, stop and consider a three pronged alternative strategy that will give you the edge in an SRI-conscious world. Kingsley Jones, international portfolio equities manager at Macquarie Funds Management, believes investors ...

KBC Global Water rated recommended

... investing with $2.7 billion in assets under management. Lonsec noted in its review that the fund is 'true to label' and adopts SRI screens and in-depth sector research that ensure only 'pure' water stocks make it into the final portfolio. "Lonsec believes ...

GES and Limestone launch Eastern Europe SRI fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
An Eastern European-centric socially responsible investment (SRI) fund has been developed by European-based responsible investment research provider GES Investment Services and Estonian-based Limestone Investment Management. The Limestone New Europe ...

JP Morgan runs ESG checks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... governance (ESG) compliance reporting service to help finance institutions comply with their socially responsible investment (SRI) policies. Using its existing post trade compliance reporting system the ESG reporting service is divided up into 50 categories ...

Hunter Hall extends Bravura deal

... Management has extended its existing contract with wealth management software provider Bravura for another three years. The SRI specialist manager initially licenced the Garradin software more than five years ago, using the system for unit pricing, unit ...

CAAM dons emerging markets cap

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... signed up with the United Nation's Principles for Responsible Investment. But for the hardcore socially responsible investor (SRI), the global emerging market fund may be a no-go venture as it is technically not an SRI fund. CAAM Australia chief executive ...

Oil rich city pours $17.1b in SRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
The government of Abu Dhabi is set to become a world leader of alternative energy after investing $17.1 billion in sustainable future energy projects across North Africa and the Middle East. Launched at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi this ...

BRIC sector splits SRI managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
Ethical and socially responsible investments (SRI) fund managers have conflicting policies on how they invest in BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) markets, leading to inconsistent returns for SRI investors. According to Mercer research, emerging ...