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Sustainability already impacting investments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
Australian investment will feel the impact of sustainability within five years with risks and opportunities to impact, according to Jane Goodland, global head of sustainability at Towers Watson. Macro trends including demographic changes such as ageing ...

Four Australians in running for UN PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... represented in the election for the UN principles for responsible investment (PRI) advisory 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 ...

Super funds fail on carbon disclosure

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
Australian super funds accused of not 'walking the walk' after the nation's first climate change resolution did not pass, despite voting funds saying they support carbon disclosure. The vote was held at Australian oil and gas company Woodside's annual ...

Funds must invest in ESG expertise

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
Fund managers must invest in experienced staff to tackle ESG issues, which are rising in prominence in the retail as well as the institutional space, according to one manager. Boutique fund manager Solaris Investment Management, appointed Lisa Domagala ...

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 ...

UniSuper owns 5pc of Gunns

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... processes, and UniSuper does not "dictate their stock selection". However, he said UniSuper, which is a signatory to the UN PRI, does closely monitor the managers' individual investments as part of its overall portfolio review, to ensure they are consistent ...

Media Super signs UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... them." Media Super has more than 125,000 members, 16,000 employers and over $2.6 billion in assets. Other industry fund UN PRI signatories include AustralianSuper, CBUS, LUCRF Super, HOSTPLUS and HESTA Super Fund.

RIAA unveils investment academy

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
The Responsible Investment Academy will launch its first suite of programs at the seventh international responsible investment conference in Sydney next month. The Responsible Investment Academy, backed by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia ...

FPA and RIAA team up for planners

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
The Financial Planning Association of Australia pairs up with the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) to promote responsible investment advice to its members. The partnership is part of the FPA's push to improve educational opportunities ...

CFSGAM aims for top quartile UN PRI performance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... ambitious strategy to rank as a top quartile fund based on performance when measured against the key principles set in the UN PRI. At a briefing yesterday, CFS GAM said they want to rank at the top of the pile across five of the six United Nations Principles ...