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Managers seek ESG framework

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) conference yesterday, Ian Woods, AMP Capital Investors sustainability senior research analyst, said appropriately pricing ESG risks is still extremely hard. "How do I change my evaluations as a result of the ...

AIST calls for higher co-contribs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... to revamp existing superannuation savings policies. For example, AIST chief executive Fiona Reynolds said recent AIST research had shown that the main beneficiaries of the current scheme were older people with disposable income but had failed to benefit ...

SWFs back alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... trillion sovereign wealth funds sector is expected to pour more money into alternatives to diversify their portfolios, new research shows. "We can expect that sovereign wealth funds [will] progressively diversify into a broader range of investment asset ...

ESG buck stops with super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
Better and broader environmental, social and governance (ESG) research will occur when the major players high on the 'supply chain' such as super funds demand it, according to John Coombe, JANA executive director. Speaking at the Responsible Investment ...

More than 50 funds 'on hold' after shorting ban

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... performance of multi managers in most cases have underperformed the benchmark," said Leanne Milton, S&P head of fund research. Milton said no fund has met their investment objectives over three, five, seven or 10 years - depending on inception date - ...

Game on for sustainability

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... inclusion criteria is continually developed to ensure companies maintain or are able to get onto it. The Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRIS) and the firm's partner, the Centre for Australian Ethical Research (CAER) assess companies. Oulton said ...

Mercer appoints consulting director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... asset liability modelling projects in the UK before moving to Australia in 2004 where he took a role as head of manager research at Aon Consulting. As director of consulting, White will oversee research strategy at Mercer and work with the global team ...

DC pension risk reviews flawed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
Watson Wyatt research revealed less than one fifth of defined contribution (DC) pension schemes carried out a risk assessment in the last 12 months despite continued bad markets. Gary Smith, Watson Wyatt senior DC consultant, said this number of risk ...

Reed fund not a concern: CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... fund would remain on hold until the group's ownership structure and working capital facility could be clarified. The research and ratings firm previously rated the fund 'three stars'. The Standard & Poor's report noted that although the fund manager ...

Lehman Bros files for bankruptcy

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... "business as usual" as the firm will not be subject to the bankruptcy case of its parent. It's portfolio management, research and operating functions remain intact. The fully paid securities of Neuberger Berman clients are also expected to remain safe ...