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AIST chair set sights on UN PRI board

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chair, Ian Robertson, has nominated for a position on the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) board. Local Government Superannuation (LGS) trustee, Robertson was integral ...

CFS GAM releases second PRI report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... GAM), which manages more than $128 billion in funds, has launched its second progress report on implementing the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). The report covers the firm's implementation of environmental, social and governance ...

CommInsure signs UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
CommInsure has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). A Commonwealth Bank of Australia spokesperson said the investment team within the insurer is working on implementing the principles into the firm's process now. ...

St. John leaves UniSuper

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... assisted in diversifying member funds into alternative assets such as infrastructure and private equity; signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) and established a robust investment governance framework. But developing ...

Perennial and Hyperion sign UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... UN PRI. According to Perennial chief executive Anthony Patterson, the fund manager had taken an interest in the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment "for some time". "In late 2007 we commenced a process to consider how Perennial as an ...

UniSuper wins Investment Stewardship award

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... said St. John. The 2009 award criteria also gave special recognition to responsible investment practices and the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment - of which UniSuper was an early signatory. The fund also recently signed up to participate ...

UniSuper stands up for ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... an active member of the Enhanced Analytics Initiative (EAI), whose efforts have since been amalgamated into the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. The ESG RA seeks to pick up where the EAI left off, maintaining the impetus for investment ...

Carthona endorses UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
Carthona Agriculture, a green investment consultancy for institutional investors, is incorporating the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment into its services. Charlie Blomfield, managing director of Carthona, said applying these principles ...

Bennelong signs ex-ARIA chief Gibbs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... executive and has also held a number of roles on the ASX and Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan also invited Gibbs to help formalise what would become the United Nations Principles for ...

PE group adopts ESG

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... meeting with PEC and some of the worlds' largest institutional investors. The principles have the backing of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). This means PEC members are required to consider public safety and health issues ...