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ASFA gains new strategy director

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... footsteps as an ardent Carlton supporter, is based in Melbourne where he will lead the organisation's strategy on climate change and infrastructure. He has brought a strong grounding in environmental, social and governance issues to the job, having formerly ...

Bad news bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... temporary supply issues, but stocks are high and there is no permanent shortage in supply." Then there's geological and climate issues. Christchurch in New Zealand had been devastated by another earthquake that came just as the country is still rebuilding ...

Rise of 'climate sensitive' asset allocation: Mercer

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
Superannuation funds are being encouraged to embrace the investment opportunities brought on by climate change by investing in so called 'climate sensitive assets'. Climate change could account for 10 per cent of investment portfolio risk over the next ...

Inflated inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... yielding emerging markets. And emerging markets for artificially keeping their exchange rates low. And of course, climate change that has altered weather patterns around the globe. But in a way, this confirms our view that the global recovery continues ...

IGCC launches climate risk survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
Australia/New Zealand Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) are launching an international survey to find practical tools for investors to benchmark their performance on managing climate risk The survey, to be run by global investment consulting firm ...

ARIA boosts property sustainability

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... government fund ARIA is improving the sustainability of its properties as part of its efforts to mitigate the risk of climate change on the fund's portfolio. The fund said "climate change and energy, food and water security present an element of very ...

Welsh retires as VicSuper CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... to release a sustainability report, and has been a strong advocate of the importance of taking urgent action on climate change and other sustainability challenges. VicSuper chairperson, Barbra Norris, said a commitment to continuing the fund's position ...

Heat rises on emissions disclosure

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... are deeply disappointed that the boards of Paladin Energy and Aquila Resources have rejected Australia's first climate change shareholder resolutions and we will be considering legal and regulatory options, as well as preparing further resolutions," ...

More voice needed in policy debate: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... industry's role in policy debate - one is that [we] increase in any way we can, public policy contributions on climate change, gender representation, some of the more obvious areas where there's opportunity to increase the value of the assets we hold," ...

Instos want more rewards for low-carbon assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... 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 assets" but that the signed investors are interested in the economic opportunities ...