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LGS appoints managers

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... LGS' chief investment officer, Craig Turnbull. Within this newly created role Hartnett will help with LGS sustainable investing initiatives and monitor investment portfolios Peter Lambert, LGS chief executive said that LGS is grappling to ensure that ...

Sustainable investing gathers steam in Europe

NEWS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
The share of sustainable investments in European High Net Worth Individuals' (HNWIs) portfolios has increased since the GFC, a news study has found. Sustainable investments now account for approximately 11 per cent of Europeam HNWI's portfolio's, or ...

Age of greener capitalism

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... managers hell-bent on saving the planet by backing companies that put the environment first, profits second. Sustainable investing, called by any other name, has been around for decades. But Angus Forbes, co-founder of new "green" boutique Natural Capital ...

Sustainability grows in EMs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
Emerging markets have become a hot spot for sustainable investing as fund managers with stakes in the sector boast over $428 billion - or nearly 10 per cent of total investments - in sustainable ventures. According to new research conducted by Mercer ...

Climate change rhetoric yet to match investor reality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... Investment already amounting to $740 billion, according to research from. "We are seeing the evidence [for sustainable investing] and have the case studies, but we are not getting the uptake we were expecting," said Fahy. To address the information gap ...

VicSuper members to receive carbon scorecard

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
VicSuper blazes the trail in sustainable investing after it revealed that members will receive a carbon emission measurement of their superannuation investments alongside their account balance. The $6.3 billion fund claims the initiative is an industry ...

IFM adopts UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... Australia currently has second largest number of entities which have signed up, illustrating just how mainstream sustainable investing is now becoming.

Emerging market funds to be rated on sustainability

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... division of the World Bank Group, is spearheading what it calls a first of its kind initiative to boost sustainable investing awareness, and has given the green light to Mercer to conduct a study to determine the ratings. So far, Mercer has commenced ...

Forum 'gets real' on ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... that will look at this issue from a strategic, theoretical and hands-on analytical perspective." He said sustainable investing would receive more attention from investment managers as they analyse the effects of sub-prime and the subsequent market downturn. ...

Pension funds milk green trends

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
As inflows into sustainable investing continue to break records, a leading consulting firm has recommended that pension funds should start drawing up detailed policies to capture the sector's returns. According to research by Lipper FERI, inflows into ...