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Statewide recruits Michalakis and Ridding

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... as the fund's sustainability manager. In her new role, Ridding will be responsible for driving the development of sustainable business practices across Statewide's internal operations. As an ambassador for the Al Gore Climate Change Project, she will ...

AMP core property is a 5-star

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... asset. "The core property fund has a number of standout features among S&P's rated peer group, including low gearing, a sustainable distribution policy, a high-quality underlying investment portfolio, strong diversification, a competitive fee structure ...

Getting the right mix

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... excess return. "Think of the structure of the market you're dealing in, and ask whether any of the excess returns are sustainable. Secondly, [ask] whether you're going to get the benefit, or whether your manager's going to get the benefit," he said. ...

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 ...

Schroder's fund gets Lonsec nod

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... invests in a broad range of small companies specifically seeking out undervalued companies with the potential to deliver sustainable returns on capital, relative to their cost of capital and other companies," said Schroder in a statement. Lonsec tags ...

SAM seeks retail distributor for theme funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) is in talks with a number of major Australian institutions to distribute its European listed global equity sustainability themed funds to the Australian retail market. Simon Romijn, SAM clients and distribution director ...

Frontier appoints analyst

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... analyst in the firm's infrastructure division. Coulthurst previously worked at South East Water as a senior officer - sustainable water solutions and, prior to that, worked at Sinclair Knight Merz as a water resource engineer. Fiona Trafford-Walker ...

Credit crisis flicks PRI switch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... Roland van der Brink, Stichting OPF chair, said he hoped the growing number of UN PRI signatories would lead to a sustainable financial market place. "Signing the UN PRI gives us an opportunity to be responsible asset owners, not in splendid isolation ...

Carbon schemes full of hot air

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... term economic cost and that I think is what's missing," he said. In other words, if the schemes are not economically sustainable, they won't solve long-term environmental issues. As an alternative, McKibbin suggests a carbon policy similar to the government's ...

Former Invesco duo harvest good returns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... analysing companies." Karara's Australian equities strategy concentrates on mispriced companies with strong cash flows and sustainable earnings. These companies should outperform over the medium term, said Walsh. "Our portfolio continues to be well exposed ...