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Local Government Super adopts ESG risk tools

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... portfolios. The $6bn super fund currently invests around $3.3bn in responsible investment strategies and will use MSCI's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) IVA and Impact Monitor research capabilities which measure and monitor ESG and carbon ...

Aus Ethical names new chief investment officer

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... Vernon. Australian Ethical manages over $600 million for over 18,000 investors. The fund manager takes into account environmental, social and governance performance when seeking out investments.

AXA IM to expand responsible investment focus

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... than ever about investing in companies that have exemplary corporate governance and take into account social and environmental factors in the development of their activities," said Hurt.

Carbon-tilted indices planned for Aust

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... sectors. "Really we will look at the investment opportunity and risk perspective such as increasing exposure to environmental technology companies but also minimising exposure to companies across the portfolio based on risks to profitability due to climate ...

ESG adds value but in moderation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... increases tracking errors, risks and makes returns unstable. "The industry's understanding of the way in which ESG (environmental, sustainability and governance) scores and investment outcomes interact is still developing," noted Plato in their paper ...

Franklin Templeton launches Australian equity fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... Australian companies with sustainable earnings and employs a fundamental value approach and internal bottom-up analysis. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are considered as well as after-tax outcomes for investors. "This fund is an important ...

Fidelity: Government intervention cause for concern

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... their tendency to micro manage business in order to achieve macro goals, particularly in the banking, property and environmental areas. "Despite this, it is clear that if we can get some strong leadership from politicians and more confidence that the ...

Aust Ethical community grants announced

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... the Trees is a landscape revegetation project in the Morbinning wheatbelt east of Perth. Men of the Trees deliver environmental programs working one-on-one with farmers and will provide ongoing maintenance of the revegetation program. Phil Vernon Australian ...

Hunter Hall executive board changes

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... Peter Hall, Hunter Hall executive chairman. "This expertise, in combination with her track record of activism in the environmental movement, is exactly the kind of pragmatic idealism that is at the heart of Hunter Hall's character." Hall also thanked ...

Tributes flow for governance visionary

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... investments." VicSuper said Mather had made an "invaluable contribution" to improving the corporate governance, environmental and social management of Australia's listed companies. "Erik's leadership on broad ESG risks furthered responsible investment ...