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IAG urges Asia focus

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
Australian companies need to seriously start looking at investing in Asia or risk falling further behind the eight ball, warns Mike Wilkins, managing director at IAG. By the year 2020, Wilkins said, middle class consumption in Asia - excluding Japan ...

Super funds cautioned on climate risk

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... within a portfolio, according to a recent industry report. The report, conducted by Mercer is based on responses from asset owners and managers representing more than US$12 trillion and highlights the need for better measurement and information flow ...

Securities lending is not short selling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
Securities lending is a legitimate market activity for asset owners looking to lower their net trading costs, and it should not be confused with short selling. Securities lending is so mainstream that most exchanges around the world consider it to be ...

CFSGAM tops global UNPRI rankings

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... leading pension funds globally and in Australia are starting to see that and as a result we are starting to see leading asset owners push down their supply chain and expect fund managers to be building these considerations into their fund process."

Calls for super industry to up focus on beta

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... in the way funds are evaluated, according to Cbus. David Atkin, chief executive officer of Cbus believes that as asset owners, funds should be at the "top of the tree" in terms of how capital is deployed and the way in which financial markets serve institutional ...

European infrastructure an investment goldmine

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... now available to Australian investors that want to enter this lucrative market. Currently, the key infrastructure asset owners in Europe are governments, corporates and financial sponsors, but all three are under new pressures on these assets, resulting ...

ACSI chief exec Byrne wins PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... new members of the council, which for the first time this year broadened its governance structure to include non-asset owners. The Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative (PRI) advisory council now consists of 16 members drawn from a global ...

Four Australians in running for UN PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... council late this month. The UN PRI has announced a 37 strong shortlist of signatories standing for election, with six asset owners competing for two seats and 31 investment managers and service providers vying for four. Frank Pegan, chief executive ...

Investment head concerned by super approach

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... boards must not resort to short-term performance metrics and continue to respect their position as asset stewards, not asset owners, said a global investment management consultant. AXA Investment Management's global head of consultant relations, Tim ...

Super funds fail green assessment

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... for a shift from high carbon to low carbon investment." Despite this, the report found that only 0.3 per cent of asset owners and asset managers are invested in low carbon technology and clean energy even though asset consultant Mercer has recommended ...