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AMP Cap invests in clean tech private equity

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
AMP Capital Investors' Responsible Investment Leaders suite of funds have made an allocation to clean technology private equity assets through its balanced fund. The allocation has been made through a US-based clean tech private equity firm. "[This] ...

ETS collapse threatens ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... time when the number of Australian institutional investors signing on to the United Nations principles for responsible investment or UN PRI continues to grow. Erik Mather, managing director at Regnan Governance Research and Engagement, said the sector's ...

Mercer appoints head of super

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... specialist team to focus primarily on daily and event-driven operational risk, and Rebecca Dixon joins Mercer's Responsible Investment team. Mercer now has more than 100 professional investment consulting staff in Australia and New Zealand.

LGS to boost sustainability team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... report to the fund's chief investment officer. The fund is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) and is a founding member of the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) and a part owner of Regnan Governance ...

Citi and GSJBW win ESG awards

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... Best Piece of ESG Research by an Individual Analyst or Team. Amanda McCluskey, head of sustainability and responsible investment at Colonial First State Global Asset Management, who is also part of the judging panel for the awards, said the quality of ...

CFS to hire ESG manager

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... exceeding $145 billion. The new appointee will report to Amanda McCluskey, CFS GAM's head of sustainability and responsible investment. "We have created the role to help us improve the co-ordination of engagement on ESG issues across our investment teams," ...

Aviva Investors and Cbus win awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... teamwork and innovation. "As the first Australian fund manager to sign the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), we believe that ESG issues are fundamental in making more informed long-term investment decisions for our clients," ...

Pensions fail to direct manager voting

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... fund manager willingness to be transparent. The annual survey is undertaken by the Columbia Institute's Responsible Investment Program with the assistance of SHARE.

Norway pension enlists RI researcher

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
The $430 billion Norwegian Government Pension fund has selected European responsible investment house, GES Investment Services, to screen its fixed income and equities portfolios for tobacco and weapons criteria. The research mandate means GES will ...

Vanguard outlines responsible investment stance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... Vanguard Investments Australia is keen to dispel speculation that an index manager cannot comply with any responsible investment principles despite not being a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). "It's is a ...