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Mercer tests the water of 'fair capitalism'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
An exploration of systemic changes and 'fairer capitalism' is needed encourage longer term, more sustainable investment according to a recent Mercer paper. "The growing call for capitalism to be 'fairer' or 'more sustainable' is not going away. In fact ...

Access Capital Advisers appoints non-executive directors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... insights and experience our new directors will bring. This will help us with our key objective of delivering sustainable investment returns to clients", Matthews added. Snape has held senior management positions including the General Manager Infrastructure ...

LGS wins Best Green Super Fund Award

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... bonds. It's understood that this investment is a far larger commitment than any Australian super fund in sustainable investment. Peter Lambert LGS CEO said a strong sustainability strategy is instrumental to the Fund's main aim of achieving strong, long-term ...

Greater teamwork for ESG: Towers Watson

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... Governments, asset owners and corporations will need to work together in a stronger partnership to achieve a sustainable investment future, new research from Towers Watson has found. After surveying 22 asset managers in conjunction with Oxford University ...

Omega partners with LGS for bond strategy

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... commitment to Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) and a signatory to UNPRI principles on sustainable investment practices," said McCrum Omega's director of investments. "The strategy integrates with Omega's existing risk-controlled approach ...

Calls for super industry to up focus on beta

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... investments at the Government Employees Pension Fund in South Africa spoke of the fund's commitment to sustainable investment domestically, searching for gaps in affordable housing and education to make profitable investments that also supported economic ...

Australian Ethical Investment appoints executive director

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... rapidly changing regulatory environment we see more and more investors and advisers demanding ethical and sustainable investment options," said Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical's managing director. The appointment is effective immediately.

AMP Capital hires ex-ING IM port managers

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... worked at ING Investment Management for 17 years where his roles included portfolio management for the ING Sustainable Investment Fund. Phillip Hudak spent the past year at ING Investment Management in its small caps team, and before that worked as an ...

Euro solar attracting Australian investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... opted for Europe where renewable energy is more advanced. "It seems that Australians are interested in sustainable investment, both from an environmental and market perspective," said Samuel Wilson, Polaris Energy's Strategic Advisor. Wilson said Polaris ...

Europe to follow Australian sustainability lead

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... Responsible Investment, a strong example for its UK counterparts, said Penny Shepherd, chief executive, UK Sustainable Investment and Finance association (UKSIF). "Australia's superannuation funds offer an increasingly important market for UK investment ...