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Super funds are not 'blameless'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... blaming other firms, according to Donald MacDonald, BT Pension Fund trustee and UK PRI chair. Speaking at the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) conference yesterday, MacDonald, said pension funds are not blameless in the current ...

ESG buck stops with super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... chain' such as super funds demand it, according to John Coombe, JANA executive director. Speaking at the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) conference yesterday, Coombe, said the firm already provided its clients with ESG research ...

Game on for sustainability

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... companies that demonstrate solid sustainability practices across a range of areas. Will Oulton, FTSE head of responsible investment, said many UK based investment managers use the FTSE4Good indices as an assessment and engagement tool. "A lot of managers ...

Mercer appoints consulting director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... research in specialist markets such as dynamic asset allocation, alternatives and sovereign wealth funds and responsible investment," said Simon Eagleton, head of Mercer investment consulting. "Nick will work closely with our Australian team...to ensure ...

Statewide recruits Michalakis and Ridding

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... Capital Advisers and Morningstar. Meanwhile, to help implement Statewide's United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment commitments, Suzanne Ridding has been recruited as the fund's sustainability manager. In her new role, Ridding will be responsible ...

Consumer outlook slows climate cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
Financial planners may find it hard convincing clients about the benefit of socially responsible investments after a new consumer sentiment report found Australians want to take action on climate change as long as it doesn't cost them anything. The ...

Pax fined for SRI breach

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
US-based fund manager Pax World Management was forced to stump up US$500,000 in regulatory fines for violating its own socially responsible investments (SRI) policies. According to the Securities Exchange Commission, the firm bought 10 securities between ...

TOWER Investments signs UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... TOWER Investments became one of the first KiwiSaver providers to sign the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Signing the principles means TOWER Investments will integrate environmental, social and governance principles into ...

Aon signs UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... environmental, social and governance issues by becoming a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Signing the PRI will formalise Aon's use of the PRI framework in determining investment risks in a company, security ...

Industry gathers for ESG academy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... turned politician were among the crowd that gathered yesterday at a stakeholder meeting to develop the Responsible Investment Academy curriculum and framework. Former Midnight Oil frontman, now minister for environment, heritage and the arts, Peter Garratt ...