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Good management pays, governance not yet

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
... per annum. The results of good management are just as positive for companies whose growth and earnings capacity is sustainable in a "carbon constrained" economy. Investing in companies purely because they follow "good corporate governance" therefore ...

New Asia Pac equities head for AMP Capital

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... With the establishment of the Asia Pacific equities group, other AMP Capital Australian equities teams including the sustainable team and multi-strategy/quant team will continue to report to O'Brien.

EMs too fast, too furious for sub-prime

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
... of Australia, with Asia being so important, an Asian portfolio is also very good," he said. But for the ethical or sustainable investor, emerging markets remain a hard gate to open as human rights issues and un-democratic political governance models ...

Christian Super avoids tobacco

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
... companies that are setting themselves up for long term sustainability. We don't think the tobacco industry is going to be sustainable in the long term and we don't invest in it." David Bartlett, Christian Super chairman, said the members expected their ...

Opes Prime boosts corporate governance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
... governance becomes increasingly important. In recent years Opes prime has been putting foundations in place for rapid but sustainable growth, and this is a key part of that process," said Smith. "We are committed to ensuring a high level of good corporate ...

Sustainability the new pizzazz at nabCapital

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
Wholesale investors will soon be able to pick another fish from the sustainable funds pond as nabCapital launches its first sustainable-centric investment product. nabCapital's Sustainable Notes Series 2008-1 will allow investors to invest in 20 ASX ...

Oil rich city pours $17.1b in SRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... The government of Abu Dhabi is set to become a world leader of alternative energy after investing $17.1 billion in sustainable future energy projects across North Africa and the Middle East. Launched at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi this ...

Vanguard upgrades with SimCorp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
... compliance. According to Vanguard Investments Australia (Vanguard), the decision to change was a result of 10 years of sustainable growth and greater opportunities in Asia-Pacific. "With the rapid development of funds management opportunities in Australia ...

GM takes sustainability mainstream

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
... be quite fuzzy to define what we mean by the term. "This whole area is beset by definitional confusion," noted the Sustainable Investing report released by Russell in August last year. However Wagoner taking the lead with his Detroit statements and declaring ...

VicSuper wins Sustainability Super Fund award

VicSuper has received the inaugural Sustainable Super Fund of the Year award at the Australian Sustainability Awards held last week. Organised by sustainability publication specialist Australian Ethical Investor, two new awards were introduced this ...