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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 ...

Former Count head of research joins Aviva

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... billion-plus fund manager runs a suite of managed funds including in Australian Equities, Australian Resources and Sustainable Investment. Last November, the group expanded into managed accounts with the launch of the Aviva Investors Direct Separately ...

Instos want more rewards for low-carbon assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
A group statement signed by 259 global investors, with collective assets totalling over US$15 trillion, calls for stronger policies to incentivise more private capital going into sustainable investments The group statement expresses concern for "risks ...

Advisers champion responsible investing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
... funds, lead the way in ESG issues, according to an expert. Alexis Krajeski, associate director governance & sustainable investment at F&C Investments, said there's more interest in the retail sector towards environmental, social and governance issues ...

Sustainable investing gathers steam in Europe

NEWS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
The share of sustainable investments in European High Net Worth Individuals' (HNWIs) portfolios has increased since the GFC, a news study has found. Sustainable investments now account for approximately 11 per cent of Europeam HNWI's portfolio's, or ...

AMP Capital adds ESG researcher

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... analyst. He joins the firm after working at independent advisory firm Arbor Partners where he provided sustainable investment research to institutional investors. Carlsson-Sweeny previously worked in ESG research at Scandinavian investment bank, Carnegie ...

AMP Cap add resources as fund placed 'on hold'

PRESS RELEASES  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... senior ESG researcher, remains at the fund and will manage Edgerton's responsibilities. "Given the fund's sustainable investment focus, detailed ESG research is an imperative component of the fund's research process. S&P believes the ESG team size was ...

FuturePlus operations head in shock exit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
The operations head at FuturePlus, Bob Biancardi, left the firm last Friday amid tensions between its two owners, LGSS and EISS, the multi-billion dollar government funds currently locked in a power struggle. It is understood that Biancardi was dismissed ...