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Cbus CEO wins UN PRI board seat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
Cbus chief executive David Atkin has become the first Australian to be appointed to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) board. Atkin said he plans to represent Australian superannuation fund signatories on the board. Australia ...

CFS GAM appoints regional MD

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
Colonial First State Global Asset Management has appointed Joanna Davison, formerly at Russell Investments, in the newly created role of regional managing director, Australia & New Zealand. Prior to joining CFS GAM, Davison was at Russell Investments ...

Crisis curbs Cuffe charity fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
The Third Link Growth fund, launched last year by former CFS chief executive Chris Cuffe, only attracted $28 million in funds, well below Cuffe's $150 million target and despite the fund's outperformance. One year on, the fund lost more than 13 per ...

Instos win $5.5m in sustainable grants

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
Colonial First State Global Asset Management, AMP Capital Investors and ING Management received more than $5.5 million worth of government grants to make the firms' invested properties more sustainable. The grants were awarded last week as part of the ...

VicSuper seeds $150m low carb fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
Super fund VicSuper continues to take the front step in addressing the global carbon emissions challenge when it awarded Vanguard an initial $150 million mandate to invest in stocks that generate the same returns as the market but with half the carbon ...

UniSuper hires former CFS chief as CIO

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
The $21 billion UniSuper has appointed former Colonial First State Investment Management chief executive John Pearce as its chief investment officer, following the departure of its long-standing CIO, David St. John. Pearce, who previously headed CFS  ...

CFS GAM releases second PRI report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM), which manages more than $128 billion in funds, has launched its second progress report on implementing the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). The report covers the firm's ...

Trustees hot on ESG course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
Around 50 superannuation trustees completed the inaugural Australian Institute Superannuation Trustees (AIST) environmental, social and governance (ESG) course for super fund trustees. Yesterday, minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator ...

Bankwest planners join CFS

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
Bankwest's financial advisers will officially become part of Colonial First State by the first week of July, but will continue trading under the Bankwest brand. Bankwest announced yesterday that its 57 Personal Financial Advisers will align with Commonwealth ...

Snowden departure forces ratings review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
Colonial First State property securities funds with around $3 billion in funds under management (FUM) are under ratings review following the surprise departure of John Snowden, portfolio manager at CFS global property securities. Andrew Nicholas has ...