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Advisers champion responsible investing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
Australian financial planners can learn from their UK counterparts on socially responsible investing - as British planners, not pension funds, lead the way in ESG issues, according to an expert. Alexis Krajeski, associate director governance & sustainable ...

Challenge your consultants on ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... trustees and boards to re-assess the competence and skills of their consultants when it comes to socially responsible investing strategies given the breadth and depth of the sector today, said an expert. Matthew Kiernan, chief executive of an overseas ...

AMP hires environment, social governance expert

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... Hill and Dames and Moore (URS). Kirkman will be responsible for employing the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI) and ESG considerations, and will facilitate the continued implementation of responsible investment practices in all ...

Anglican Diocese signs SRI deal with Mercer

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... Anglican Diocese of Sydney has appointed Mercer to an implemented consulting mandate focused on socially responsible investing. The arrangement involves Mercer tailoring a new multi-manager fund focused on SRI - a key criteria for the diocese. The consultant ...

RIAA unveils investment academy

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... decisions needs a practical knowledge of ESG risks and opportunities and the insights available through responsible investing," said Neb Jovicic, RI Academy director. "We are rapidly reaching the stage where employers will consider demonstrable knowledge ...

Responsible investing begins at home

PRI RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... are calling on mum-and-dad investors to demand a greater focus on sustainability and build momentum behind responsible investing. An Accenture and UN Global Compact survey found 86 per cent of chief executives want investors to reward better sustainable ...

Vanguard outlines responsible investment stance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... Group, is not a signatory. Despite this, Watt said the index fund manager is doing plenty of work around responsible investing. The firm's work with Sustainable Asset Management (SAM), which led to the launch of the Sustainability Leaders Funds, is a ...

Norway SWF adopts ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
... world's largest sovereign wealth funds, Norway's Government Pension Fund - Global is putting more emphasis on responsible investing with tighter regulations on environmental, social and good corporate governance. The fund previously had two tools to ...

Sustainability grows in EMs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... institutional funds committed to integrating ESG within core investment processes. Helga Birgden, Mercer head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific, called sustainable investment the "growth story" in emerging markets. "Asset owners are driving these ...

Perennial and Hyperion sign UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... in responsible investment will do better, [and] many investors share our enthusiasm for the Principle of Responsible Investing," said Patterson.