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Vision Super adds sustainability option to menu

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... compares to $506 charged by an average industry fund and $876 for an average retail fund. According to the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), Vision Super is the fourth largest super fund investing in ESG assets. Wyrsch said the ...

Standard Life appoints RI analysts

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
Standard Life Investments has appointed two responsible investment analysts. Marc Brammer joins Standard Life from Inflection Point Capital Management, where he was a senior adviser for research and data management. Prior to that, he was an independent ...

NZSF gets top UN sustainability ratings

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment has given top marks to the NZ Super Fund. The sovereign wealth fund has received an A+ rating for responsible investment governance and strategy and either A or A+ ratings across all reported ...

TH Real Estate appoints new sustainability head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... said: "Investing in Tomorrow's World is at the core of everything we do and we are deeply committed to a responsible investment approach which ensures a sustainable future. "Abigail brings a wealth of experience and is ideally suited to push forward ...

Japanese pension fund continues ESG commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... later this year. The Global Asset Owners' Forum will continue the fund's obligation to better understand responsible investment principles, as well as create a medium to discuss ESG investment with non-Japanese asset owners. A GPIF statement said: "We ...

AXA IM appoints responsible investment analyst

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
AXA Investment Managers has appointed an analyst to its dedicated responsible investment team. Alix Chosson joined the firm as energy fundamentals analyst in May from Standard Life Investments where she was a responsible investment analyst specialising ...

Responsible assets close to half of total Australia AUM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
The responsible investment industry now comprises roughly 47% of all assets under management in Australia, according to Responsible Investment Association Australasia figures. The RIAA's latest Responsible Investment Benchmark Report, based on data ...

Cbus signs new Paris ESG commitment

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
Cbus is the first Australian signatory of the Principles of Responsible Investment's new Global Statement on Investor Obligations and Duties. The Principles of Responsible Investment, the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative and The ...

IFM Investors expands private capital team

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... hires in 2016, including new global head of investor relations - Brian Clarke; board director Carol Gray; responsible investment executive director Chris Newton; independent chair to the investment advisory committee of the IFM Australian Infrastructure ...

IFM appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... investment advisory committee of the IFM Australian Infrastructure Fund, and Chris Newton as executive director, responsible investment.