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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 ...

CFSGAM looks to capitalise on multi-asset demand

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... multi asset investors in Asia. "We've seen a large degree of interest over the past 6 to 12 months from institutional asset owners in Asia for this kind of skill set, so we're very much focused on both the institutional and retail, wholesale space in ...

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... firms. Westpac Banking Corp has an overall rating of 5, while Insurance Australia Group scores 4.8. Globally, 227 asset owners and 496 asset managers have committed to integrating ESG considerations into their investment and stewardship approaches by ...

Northern Trust lands QIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... Zealand, said the decision reflected Northern Trust's strength in market-leading solutions for asset managers and asset owners in the region. "We look forward to supporting QIC's continued growth in the Australian fund market, as well as the launch of ...