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New funds on Emerald Wrap

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
New funds have been added to responsible investing platform The Emerald Wrap. Dalton Nicol Reid's Australian Equities Socially Responsible, High Conviction and Income SMA Portfolios are now available. "We're delighted to be part of a positive initiative ...

Premium acquires stake in the Emerald Club

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... Club and our Emerald Wrap have been developed to help make advisers' businesses more successful and to make responsible investing more attractive to Australians. "We know there are many dealer groups that limit advisers and inhibit best product availability ...

Robeco hits Aus shores

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... domestic asset management industry, Robeco will provide alpha orientated strategies including sustainable and responsible investing, quantitative, Asia-Pacific and alternative capabilities. The asset manager said it was the ideal time to enter the local ...

New standards for UNPRI

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... Gifford's comments the super fund strongly supports the UNPRI and has seen a marked increase in interest in responsible investing. "We are engaged in parallel project to better disclose the assets of portfolio to a membership base which is now a thrust ...

Inaugural responsible investing platform launched

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
Advisers heard about the rising standards for UNPRI signatories and responsible investing at the official launch of Australia's first responsible investing platform. The Emerald Wrap is a non-aligned platform that promotes values based advice and is ...

CFSGAM tops global UNPRI rankings

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... investment rankings with the fund manager urging the local institutional market to see the real benefits in responsible investing. Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) achieved higher United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment ...

AXA IM to expand responsible investment focus

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
AXA Investment Managers is stepping up its focus on responsible investing with plans to expand its five-strong global team and build on research in the sector in the New Year. The asset management firm believes growth in investment funds directed into ...

Sustainability already impacting investments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... Australian market is surprisingly well advanced in some ways with a large amount of the UN Principles of Responsible Investing 900 signatories being Australian. "Over next 2-3 years I think we will see a change in action by Australian investment managers ...

Four Australians in running for UN PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... Australian contingent. Solaris has been a PRI signatory for over two years with a strong track record in responsible investing. "You need the combination of both hard headed investment experience together with ESG credentials to actually deliver. We're ...

Impact investing emerges as asset class

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... social or environmental challenges while generating financial profit. Benjamin McCarron, head of research, Responsible Investing, told the Financial Standard that the idea behind the asset class was smart investments that return good profits, with microfinancing ...