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Tasplan signs UN PRI

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... commitment to the principles. He was also involved in formulating ESG policies for incorporation into the fund's investment policy. "This will provide guidance for future investment mandates and new managers are appointed," Cassidy said. Signing the ...

LGS boosts green power

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... achieved this through the implementation of its Sustainable Portfolio Program, which includes a responsible investment policy, an environmental management plan, a renewable energy investment strategy and a sustainable tenancy program. The program has ...

Fee disclosure for intermediaries: CalPERS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... lack of transparency and oversight of placement agents and public pension fund investments," said Henry Jones, investment policy subcommittee chair. "We want full disclosure of all fees - specifically fees paid to agents - to ensure transparency and ...

Lutheran Super appoints CPG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... project across a few individual funds and some managers to make sure the strategy was consistent with their investment policy," said John Parrish, director of consulting at CPG Research & Advisory. "They were happy with what we did and they were looking ...

AllianceBernstein wins Treasury mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
... risks of these financial institutions, and advise on and execute transactions in accordance with the Treasury's investment policy. The firms selected today come from the pool of applicants that have over US$2 billion in assets under management. The Treasury ...

Rated AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
... to assess what to include in their portfolios. Almost all investment companies will have a sentence in their Investment Policy Statement, stipulating that assets that are to be included in their funds should only be those rated XYZ by either one of the ...

DB super deficit rises to $25 bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... actuarial funding program that may involve additional contributions over a period of time and a re-think of the investment policy." The report also found Australia's defined benefit superannuation market is large despite popular perception. The report ...

The ABC of trustee duty

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... and advisers to the funds. Conflicts of interest and prohibited transactions along with the preparation of an investment policy statement are also addressed. ASFA conducted the course last month in Perth and Melbourne, and recently held a session in ...

Infrastructure wins pension funds votes

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... Inderst. One of the US's largest pension funds, California Public Employees' Retirement System, adopted a new investment policy in 2008 with a target 3 per cent allocation of assets, or $11.2 billion in infrastructure. The target returns is a net 5 per ...

Carthona endorses UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... Carthona's endorsement means that the firm will incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and address them in investment policy statements. The firm will also be active owners and incorporate ESG principles into its ownership policies and practices. ...