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Forget shocks and stay the course: PM Capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
Fund manager PM Capital has urged investors not to over-react to geo-political or environmental disruption and stay the course with their long-term investment strategy. Kevin Bertoli, portfolio manager of PM Capital's Emerging Asia Fund, said that concerns ...

NZ Super Fund invests in N American energy

PAUL MCBETH, AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... principles for responsible investment, and that the mandate gives the fund the ability to manage and measure the environmental, social and governance risks. The mix of assets across the sector meant the investment was more a medium-risk, he said. KKR ...

AXA IM includes ESG in smart beta offering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has developed a smart beta investment option that includes environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. The ESG version of AXA IM's SmartBeta solution will be presented to institutional investors as an alternative ...

HESTA non-committal on Transfield divestment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... Transfield Services, including its Eco Pool, Cash and Global Bonds options. Corboy added: "In accordance with HESTA's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Policy, we require all our investment managers - appointed to manage investments on behalf ...

Instos bring ESG perspective to ASX companies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... institutional investors and listed companies better engage on governance issues such as disclosure, remuneration, voting and environmental, social and governance factors (ESG). Easterbrook said that institutional investors should use their growing clout ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... sum of loan schemes to banks in a bid to stimulate lending to firms and finance growth-stoking projects, such as environmental research and natural resources development. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose 19.045 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 4914.142. ...

Aon creates new financial division

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... its four existing financial businesses into an expanded segment called Financial Specialties. Aon M&A Solutions, Environmental Services Group, Trade Credit and Surety, and Financial Services Group will now be part of the expanded segment. Aon M&A Solutions ...

Frontier market corporate governance greatly improved

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
... also recognising the need for a structured and standardised investment platform and are introducing new accounting, environmental and public regulation as well as including conditional social improvements as part of the tendering process for commercial ...

Resolution Capital celebrates 10-year anniversary

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
... apartments, storage facilities and hotels. "The property portfolios in which we invest typically exhibit operating and environmental metrics well above industry benchmarks. It would be near impossible to viably replicate the quality and location of the ...

LGS carbon screening possible, but not imminent

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... will be an internal review, in February most likely." LGS has developed a reputation as an innovative fund in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) space. However, it has taken no firm screening position on fossil fuels, preferring other methods ...