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JP Morgan runs ESG checks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... and governance (ESG) compliance reporting service to help finance institutions comply with their socially responsible investment (SRI) policies. Using its existing post trade compliance reporting system the ESG reporting service is divided up into 50 ...

IFM adopts UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Industry Funds Management (IFM) has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), bringing the FUM weight to almost $400 billion for organisations that have now signed the protocols. The UN PRI includes a set of "aspirational" ...

Perpetual value in retirement : SelectingSuper

Perpetual SHARE-PLUS climbed from its 29th ranking to number one in the SelectingSuper Top 50 Australian Equities retirement fund table, proof that its conservative style of investing, which struggled in the bull run of recent years, is back in vogue. ...

Emerging market funds to be rated on sustainability

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... impact on performance was a natural progression of increasing attention to EMs. Helga Birgden, Mercer's responsible investment leader, Asia Pacific, said the research will "bring colour to the picture" of the conditions of these markets and explore sustainable ...

MBP signs to UNPRI

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
Fund manager Maple-Brown Abbott has signed on to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) - a decision that will see the firm overhaul its corporate governance and investment strategies going forward. According to a statement ...

Forum 'gets real' on ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... Investor executive director, said while many Australian investment managers had signed the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) it was time to implement these measures properly. "Lets get real, how many of these signatories have been doing ...

CARE joins Carbon Disclosure Project

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... the project would add an extra layer of investment analysis on top of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment ideals. "Given the increasing importance of climate change as an investor issue, the Carbon Disclosure Project provides CARE ...

CSRF drops SIM for AMP

... could manage the fund's investment portfolio. Both asset consultants recommended AMP Capital Investors' Responsible Investment Leaders Balanced Fund, which the fund decided to invest in. "The AMP Responsible Investment Leaders Balanced Fund has a broader ...

CAAM dons emerging markets cap

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... Australia," said Mauppin-Higashino. CAAM as an organisation has signed up with the United Nation's Principles for Responsible Investment. But for the hardcore socially responsible investor (SRI), the global emerging market fund may be a no-go venture ...

CFS engages Innovest for ESG research

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... alignment of our investment processes with the principles outlined in the PRI (United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment). [And] the outcomes from Innovest's research are very much in line with the interests of our business and our clients," ...