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Alphinity grows new business

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... Alphinity's Australian fund, $376 million in the Concentrated fund and $27 million in a third fund, Socially Responsible Investment.

LGS appoints managers

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... manages almost $6 billion in superannuation assets for more than 100,000 members and focuses on a socially responsible investment portfolio, including equities and direct property. In July LGS sold its half stake in admin and investment provider FuturePlus ...

AustralianSuper overhauls SRI mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
AustralianSuper has redefined its $270 million socially responsible investment (SRI) mandate with Perpetual Investments from a strict exclusion approach to a broader best-of-sector strategy. The changes, which occurred this month, mean AustralianSuper's ...

AMP wins Asset Super mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
AMP has won a mandate from the $1.2 billion Asset Super to manage its socially responsible investment option. AMP's appointment follows the fund's asset consultant Mercer's recommendation. AMP replaces Maple Brown Abbott. The Socially Responsible option ...

Market recovery emphasises quality managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... cent for the year, with the average fund losing more than 7 per cent. Financial planners with socially responsible investment clients weren't disadvantaged during this recovery when compared to index returns. Rainmaker data of 12 ethical Australian funds ...

Soc Gén named best SRI brokerage firm: survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... GA(C)nA(C)rale, UBS and CrA(C)dit Agricole Cheuvreux have topped the list of broker firms for the work on socially responsible investment and sustainability research. The annual Thomson Reuters Extel Survey, which polled more than 1,400 fund managers ...

RIAA hires ESG manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) has hired former UK based socially responsible investment officer, Katie Swanston, as environment, social and governance research manager for the association's academy. Swanston previously worked ...

RIAA adds more members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
... their views on investments as well," he said. The ERF's investment team is looking to incorporate socially responsible investment managed funds into its portfolio. "It's not something we've been able to apply across the whole fund given the number of ...

Christian Super wins top sustainability gong

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... the award and senior analyst at the firm, Steve Sweeney, said fund scored well on the depth of socially responsible investment. Goldman Sachs JBWere head of environment, social and governance (ESG) research, Andrew Gray was awarded the Special Award ...

FTSE opens environment indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
FTSE Group added nine more indices to its Environmental Opportunities Index Series to cater for investors seeking exposure to water, alternative energy and waste management companies. The nine indices include the FTSE EO 100 Index, Water Technology ...