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CFSGAM completes fundraising for European infrastructure fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... philosophy and conviction that active asset management improves long-term investment returns and that adopting a responsible investment policy across businesses enables greater alignment with clients' long-term investment objectives. We believe integrating ...

Instreet acquires ethical platform for responsible investing

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
Boutique investment manager Instreet Investments has acquired the Emerald Club and its flagship Responsible Investment (RI) product, The Emerald Wrap. Tailored to advisers with clients seeking an ethical foundation for investments, the Emerald Wrap ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... have on tobacco companies. UniSuper and AMP Capital, meanwhile, introduced a fossil fuel screen for their responsible investment options. However, the divestment action that caused the most controversy was much smaller in scale: the decision by the Australian ...

Altius launches ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... build period in late November. Altius chief investment officer Bill Bovingdon said that investors seeking responsible investment choices in fixed income have had few options available to them. "Unfortunately there are limited investment options available ...

AXA IM to open ESG strategy to investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... Standards) or labels such as GIIRS (Global Impact Investing Rating System)," said AXA IM global head of responsible investment Matt Christensen, who is in Melbourne this week presenting at the ASFA Conference. "We've been very encouraged by the progress ...

RI sector outperforms ASX 300: Lonsec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
The responsible investment (RI) sector has outperformed the ASX 300 over one and three year periods, according to Lonsec's Australian & Global Equity Responsible Investment Sector Review. The report revealed that Lonsec's Australian equity RI peer group ...

LGS appoints new property portfolio manager

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... and investment arm of the Uniting Church in Australia, a fund that, like LGS, puts a strong emphasis on responsible investment. LGS chief executive Peter Lambert said: "Scott has impressive experience across the full spectrum of property assets and their ...

ANU divests seven companies, seeks equities manager

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... investment management operations, and is looking for an 'enhanced index manager' who can meet its socially responsible investment policy. The five companies to be excluded are Iluka Resources, Independence Group, Newcrest Mining, Sandfire Resources ...

Cbus, NZ Super join Mercer climate change risk study

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... the risk and return characteristics of key asset classes, regions and sectors. Mercer's head of global responsible investment Jane Ambachtsheer said: "Our objective with this latest study is to help investors make robust, well-researched investment decisions ...

AXA ESG SmartBeta fund available to retail investors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
Retail investors with an interest in responsible investment can now access AXA Investment Managers ESG SmartBeta fund. The AXA IM ACWI SmartBeta Equity Fund is now available on the Asgard platform after having been seeded with $55 million from Financial ...