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Unique investment opportunity in water

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... Lourey notes. It is an issue of static supply and rapidly growing demand to meet agricultural, industrial, urban and environmental needs. Added to the increased global demand from industrialising emerging markets is also the problem of supply contamination ...

Super funds urged to include macro-level ESG principles

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
Institutional investors are increasingly demanding that Environmental, Social and Governance principles be considered in mandate design - and it needs to be from a macro-level, said Solaris Investment Management. "Several of Solaris' institutional clients ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... economic growth. In local equities news, Aquila Resources shares rose two cents to $2.04 at 1030 AEST after the environmental authority said it supports Aquila's proposed port for its $6 billion iron ore project in Western Australia's Pilbara region. ...

ESG sheds light on Sov debt crisis: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
Environmental, social and governance research has a role to play as Europe's sovereign debt crisis blurs the lines between the definitions of developed and developing nations, according to a global responsible investment expert. A lot of the countries ...

Super funds tap Barangaroo development

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... represents one of the few remaining major redevelopment precincts in the Sydney CBD and further improves our already high environmental credentials across the APPF Commercial portfolio. "With long-term, blue-chip tenant pre-commitments already in place ...

GREITS for the best property on the planet

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... in charge of their investments in the developed Asia-Pacific region. A good example of this, said Felteau, is how environmental ratings have impacted the commercial property sector. "These ratings didn't exist five years ago but are now impacting portfolios ...

AEI shareholders fight off board changes

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... founded in 1986, provides ethical superannuation and managed funds; through investments in companies based on their environmental, social and governance performance.

Omega partners with LGS for bond strategy

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... was co-developed over nine months between Omega and LGS, which is an industry super fund with deep commitment to Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) and a signatory to UNPRI principles on sustainable investment practices," said McCrum ...

Australian Ethical adds to equity team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... Investor Mutual adopting the UNPRI (United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment) and further incorporated environmental, social and corporate governance factors into their investment research & decision-making practices "I am delighted to welcome ...

AMP appoints ESG research associate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
AMP Capital has appointed Ross Andrews as environmental sustainable governance research associate, as it looks to expand the research more broadly across investment strategies. Andrews is responsible for assisting in determining how AMP Capital votes ...