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Altius flags key appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... has joined Altius as head of credit research. She was previously deputy head of global credit research, responsible investment champion and credit analyst at Colonial First State Global Asset Management. Before CFSGAM, Wong was a portfolio manager at ...

Acorns adds ESG investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... cap stocks and 21% to corporate bonds. Emerald will have exposure to the Russell Investments Australian Responsible Investment ETF and BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF. Acorns, which has some 260,000 users was launched more than a year ago ...

VicSuper launches ESG member option

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
VicSuper is launching a socially responsible investment option in response to extensive employer and member concerns about climate change, human rights violations and companies involved in potentially harmful activities. The new option follows on from ...

Super funds condemn Trump climate withdrawal

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... gas emissions and respond to the physical impacts of climate change." IFM Investors executive director, responsible investment Chris Newton added: "IFM Investors takes a long-term view to our investments around the world. It is essential that the decision-makers ...

ESG data creates barrier for Aussie instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... Australia, with 120 asset owners and managers as signatories, ranks fourth on the United Nations' Principles of Responsible Investment signatories list behind the US, UK and France." The survey also highlights 53% of Australian instos see the lack of ...

CFA Institute investigates ESG investment gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... social and governance factors across all asset classes. CFA Institute, together with the Principles for Responsible Investment, aim to investigate the remaining barriers in integrating ESG factors in investment strategies via a series of workshops covering ...

Colonial First State upgrades managed accounts offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... advisers can set client preferences within portfolios to reflect individual investment selections, including responsible investment partialities or personal trade limitations. CFS general manager - product and investments, Peter Chun, said the new solutions ...

Australian impact investing primed to reach $32bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... to support the development of Australia and New Zealand's impact investment market has been launched by Responsible Investment Association Australasia and Impact Investing Australia. The Impact Investment Forum, chaired by former Christian Super chief ...

Investors torn over ESG capabilities

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... university said it will continue to evaluate its investment portfolio for carbon intensity and socially responsible investment practice while meeting its obligations to achieve a high and stable return on its investment to help improve the university's ...

Mercer wins university investment mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... Socially Responsible Global Shares and Socially Responsible Australian Shares Funds. Since instituting a responsible investment charter, Swinburne will restrict its portfolios from investing in companies involved in producing or distributing cluster ...