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LGS sees benefits in clean energy co-operation

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... Turnbull. "It can play that duel role in our portfolio, making investment returns but also as a potential hedge to climate change risk." The government is believed to be considering co-investing with super funds in new Australian projects. "I think it's ...

Sunsuper appoints ESG specialist

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... issues," he added. Australian Super recently said that it would work with an external consultant to assess the climate change risk of assets within its investment portfolio. The $37 billion fund plans to request details from property managers on their ...

Swan names new ASIC, ACCC heads

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... South Wales, councilor of the National Competition Council, expert adviser to the Prime Minister's Multi-Party Climate Change Committee and a member of the Research and Policy Council of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia along with ...

Super funds fail on carbon disclosure

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
Australian super funds accused of not 'walking the walk' after the nation's first climate change resolution did not pass, despite voting funds saying they support carbon disclosure. The vote was held at Australian oil and gas company Woodside's annual ...

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... institutional investors with a scoring model to strip down a company's ESG practices by environmental management, climate change, human and labour rights, supply chain labour standards, corporate governance and countering bribery. Ratings are risk relative ...

AustralianSuper assets under 'climate change' test

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
AustralianSuper hopes to get a more concrete measure of how much 'climate change risk' can affect the fund's long-term returns, hiring a consultant to analyse the impact of climate change on all its investment portfolios. The $37 billion fund said it ...

Record NSW election loss could slow federal reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... down 2011 as the year of decision with major reforms planned for health funding, infrastructure development and climate change. The headache they will face is that the majority of these microeconomic reforms require extensive state co-operation to implement ...

Mercer invests in consulting business

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... dovetails well with Mercer's own environmental focus, having recently launched a well-documented research report on climate change and its impact on strategic asset allocation. Mercer has made a series of further additions to its investment consulting ...

Climate change choice - market or regulation?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
The climate change arguments currently before the parliament present Australia with the stark choice between market based solutions or a quagmire of regulation, said Dr Ross Garnaut yesterday when speaking at the National Press Club. This is the inevitable ...

ASFA gains new strategy director

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... footsteps as an ardent Carlton supporter, is based in Melbourne where he will lead the organisation's strategy on climate change and infrastructure. He has brought a strong grounding in environmental, social and governance issues to the job, having formerly ...