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How green are 'green funds'?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... It's such a systemic issue that a broader approach needs to be taken," he said. Woods cites the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) as a more productive way of dealing with the issue than simply not investing. But while AMP Capital's ESG index is ...

LUCRF to assess climate change investment risks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... the level of its exposure to 'carbon risks' as part of a move to prepare for the potential investment risks of climate change. The decision is part of a wider policy that saw the $3.8 billion fund recently sign up to the Carbon Asset Risk (CAR) initiative ...

Combet joins IFM Investors board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
Former Labor minister for climate change Greg Combet will take up a position on the board of industry fund-owned investment manager IFM Investors. The appointment comes a month after it was announced that Combet would be taking up a year-long advisory ...

Super funds 'fair game' for activist scrutiny

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... under particular pressure around their investments in fossil fuels and coal. "I think the collapse in dealing with climate change on a political level means that the activists are going to find new ways of putting pressure on," he said, adding, "I think ...

AVCAL chief executive resigns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, an organisation which researches the impacts of climate change on Antarctica.

The weekend that could change the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... correct, this equals to A$1.5 billion a year. Well and good - we need all the savings we could get.A But that's if climate change don't have anything to say about this.A According to reports, Cyclone Oswald's landfall earlier this year costs Queensland ...

Investors risk being left behind by renewable energy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
Investors globally are underestimating the risk of being left behind by climate change, renewable energy and other environmental trends, according to Nanuk Asset Management director Paul Chadwick. Nanuk manages a long/short thematic global equity fund ...

Investors demand more clarity on carbon exposures

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... independent, not-for-profit organisation's stated aim is to protect members' retirement savings from the risks posed by climate change by improving the level of disclosure from fund managers. While the lobby group was supportive of best practice insights ...

'Visionary' ACSI President receives posthumous award

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... ICGN emphasised O'Sullivan's moral achievements in the field of superannuation investment, particularly regarding climate change. "Michael was a pioneer in establishing a productive governance dialogue between companies and institutional investors in ...

Environmental trends a boost for Impax

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... efficiency space could off-set some of the risks prevalent in mining and resources stocks. "Policy shocked linked to climate change and energy will become a significant feature of the investment landscape. We've already seen that in the wake of the Fukushima ...