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Instos want more rewards for low-carbon assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... totalling over US$15 trillion, calls for stronger policies to incentivise more private capital going into sustainable investments The group statement expresses concern for "risks presented by climate change to regional and global economies and to individual ...

Sustainable investing gathers steam in Europe

NEWS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
The share of sustainable investments in European High Net Worth Individuals' (HNWIs) portfolios has increased since the GFC, a news study has found. Sustainable investments now account for approximately 11 per cent of Europeam HNWI's portfolio's, or ...

FuturePlus operations head in shock exit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... But dig deeper and the investment strategy of both funds are diametrically opposed. LGSS has pioneered sustainable investments and has been steadily growing its portfolio in this field. By contrast, EISS, by its very membership base being mainly in the ...

Sustainability grows in EMs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... corporate governance factors in their investment decisions in emerging markets. The research notes that sustainable investments now account for over $428 billion or nearly 10 per cent of total investments last year in EMs. Slightly more than $71 billion ...

Christian Super wins top sustainability gong

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... returns," said Noller. Peter Murphy, Christian Super chief executive, said the super fund has been involved in sustainable investments for at least five years. "We were one of the early entrants into the ethical investment market from a super fund perspective. ...

Clean tech sector continues to expand

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... based investment in the sector rose 55 per cent to more than $2.4 billion over a year, according to CVC Sustainable Investments. Sean Wiles, CVC Sustainable Investments investment manager, said a record level of venture capital investment in US based ...

Climate change rhetoric yet to match investor reality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... belief that what's holding the industry back is regulatory uncertainty, short-termism and a perception that sustainable investments under perform. The challenge for the industry is how to overcome this gap, particularly as there is hard evidence of the ...

Climate change funds tick all the boxes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... the overlap that now exists between infrastructure investments, traditional and alternative energy and sustainable investments. AGL was recently removed from the index following its latest review, but has vowed to work hard to be re-included, reported ...

Planners miss sustainable mark: Fahy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... informed on sustainability issues," said Fahy. "People will expect planners to point them in the direction of sustainable investments [and] those that aren't informed are going to find it hard in the market place." Accepting sustainable investment products ...

CSRF drops SIM for AMP

... equities mandates that run to $100 million-plus, a growing number of super funds are alloting more money into sustainable investments in the past 12 months. CSRF for example, has changed the name of the portfolio option from Ethical Balanced to Socially ...