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More wealth beyond resources

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... exceeds seven billion and rises in affluence there are issues of resource scarcity, pollution, energy security and climate change. Ian Simm, chief executive of Impax Asset Management, told Financial Standard of the opportunities based in the water energy ...

Ecofin Australia wins sustainable mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... mandate] is from a large offshore institution and will be invested with our thematic view on global efficiency and climate change, with our strong ESG focus," said Ashton. "We will continue our focus on the industries we see as best positioned to leverage ...

UN Responsible Investment head joins Emerald launch

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... changes within the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms means this is the ideal time for the new wrap. "The political climate, with both FOFA and the Carbon Tax is helping the case for values based financial planning. Clients are becoming more aware ...

Australian Ethical builds adviser products

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... Australian Ethical said its will launch a wholesale unit class for its Smaller Companies Trust, Larger Companies Trust and the Climate Advocacy Fund. The group said advisers had previously been unable to access their products because its funds are not ...

FTSE index launch for insto investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... four new indices within the FTSE CDP Carbon Strategy Index Series that allow institutional investors to factor climate change risks into investment strategies. Partnered with CDP and ENDS Carbon, the four new indices focus on environmental, social, and ...

Local Government Super adopts ESG risk tools

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... benchmarks, rating each portfolio's carbon intensity, carbon risk, and exposure to strategic opportunities related to climate change.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... 1.91 percentage points in late afternoon trade, reflecting how investors prefer the safety of German bonds in the current climate. The French 10-year bond yield - the rate of return earned by investors - rose sharply to 3.683 per cent but the German ...

Carbon-tilted indices planned for Aust

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... new carbon-tilted indices early next year which use an overweighting/underweighting strategy based on exposure to climate change risk as used in UK markets. David Harris, director of Responsible Investment, FTSE Group, told Financial Standard of the ...

ASFA: Focus on the positives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... the super pool of savings, and trying to enhance public policy in investment areas including infrastructure and climate change. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos also spoke of the need for the industry to address groups it isn't currently engaging with ...

Tributes flow for governance visionary

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... shortened lifetime far more than most would in several lifetimes," said Steve Gibbs, director, Investor Group on Climate Change. "Erik Mather was one of the first people in the Australian Superannuation and Investment industry to realise that Environment ...