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Perpetual value in retirement : SelectingSuper

... hardest hit," said the group in a report. Also in the top 10 of the SelectingSuper tables were OneAnswer's Sustainable Investment option, ING Select Leaders and CFSI Australian Share. CitySuper's Australian Shares and Socially Responsible Investments ...

Emerging market funds to be rated on sustainability

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... Pacific, said the research will "bring colour to the picture" of the conditions of these markets and explore sustainable investment opportunities. "We believe there are probably many managers and companies already engaging in sustainable practices, but ...

Swiss sustainable FUM up 67 per cent

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
The Swiss sustainable investment market jumped 67 per cent last year to $33 billion at the end of December 2007, according to investment consulting and research company onValues. The Zurich based firm surveyed 19 investment managers on "specialist sustainable ...

CSRF drops SIM for AMP

Catholic Super & Retirement Fund (CSRF) has given AMP Capital Investors an ethical investment mandate after Suncorp Investment Management informed the fund that it would be closing its Ethical Balanced Portfolio option once all current investors have ...

Pension funds milk green trends

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... for pension funds looking to capitalise on the green market. "Fiduciaries should build their knowledge of sustainable investment, in order to better understand the market drivers and the various investment strategies which could be considered," she said. ...

Sustainability the new pizzazz at nabCapital

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... "sustainable portfolio" of the 20 listed companies have been through rigorous screening and assessment by the Sustainable Investment Research Institute, and undergone internal compliance policy screening by NAB. The notes will be issued by Script Securitisation ...

VicSuper wins Sustainability Super Fund award

... the leading superannuation fund in terms of integrating ESG factors into its investment process, awarding sustainable investment mandates, public support for sustainability and the degree to which it had demonstrated environmental and social responsibility ...

The $10 million sustainable punt

The Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) continues to be the poster child for sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) after raking in $9.6 million in returns for members by shorting shares that didn't pass its SRI screen. Long before Al ...

No more sustainable investment roadblocks: Russell

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
Australian superannuation funds' traditional arguments against sustainable investments are no longer valid, according to a new report from Russell Investment Group. The paper, Sustainable Investing: Marrying Sustainability Concerns with the Quest for ...

Generation fund gets three-stars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
... track records based on core values and a fundamental approach to research. Generation's philosophy includes sustainable investment principles that are moulded around the belief that economic, health, environmental, social and governance factors affect ...