Responsible Investor

Environment Agency seeking ESG bond manager

Fund managers failing in company research: Marathon Club report

Trustees need to test manager research models, says report.

World Bank aims to structure joint climate change products with pension funds

Bank examines asset allocation with pension funds to find appropriate products.

SRI in the Rockies: US investor concerns on fiduciary duty

SRI investors say Department of Labour letters could toughen ability to include ESG criteria.

RI global news round up

The RI news you may have missed this week.

RI mandate watch

Live and recently finished responsible investment mandate hires.

Hermes fund chief Anson quits

Former CalPERS CIO returns to the US after 18 months at UK activist manager

Italy’s Laborfonds expects RI mandate surge

Ethical investment options are proving attractive for Italian employees

HSBC hires Henderson SRI head for global eco research hub

Bangalore-based research team will gauge climate change risks and opportunities

Sustainable corporate bonds withstand the financial storm

ESG factors can be a valuable addition to credit risk analysis.

Governments want more activism while the public shareholder base crumbles

Changing financial markets for the better will require protecting the DB base of active investors.

Drilling down into Asian corporate governance

Why local culture, legal and business knowledge could be key.

Three simple steps to improve sell-side broker research

Questions must be asked about the depth, transparency and efficacy of today’s broker research.

What’s the future for ESG broker research?

SRI team cuts and the merger of EAI and PRI demand clear future research incentives.

France’s FRR: blue skies thinking on engagement and ESG manager selection

Reserve fund breaks the mould with planned corporate engagements and forthcoming ESG advisory hire.

The importance of responsible investment: Views from the New Zealand Superannuation Fund

How New Zealand runs its NZ$13.5 bn (€6.8bn) national pension fund to protect the country’s reputation.

Mainstreaming RI: The Enhanced Analytics Initiative needs you!

Why the biggest challenge now is to get relevant extra-financial analysis direct to mainstream analysts.

Changing the system: why sell side research must improve

The sub-prime crisis has re-opened questions about the quality and independence of sell side research.

Nest - Swiss RI pension performance in action

After 25 years of solid returns, fund plans to increase risk and looks to private equity and hedge funds.

Environment Agency plans sequel to £1.5bn SRI success

Fund investment committee to consider sweating the assets to take advantage of strong performance at lower risk.

Responsible pensions in BP pipeline

Sally Bridgeland, CEO of BT pension trustees explains how the oil and gas company is exploring SRI within the scheme.

The lobby group fighting to make pensions fair

Alex van der Velden, executive director of FairPensions talks disinvestment, defined contribution, and benchmarking pension funds and asset managers for sustainability.

Why are corporate pension funds hiding from SRI?

Corporate social responsibility is everywhere, but companies are failing to spot the potential for their pension funds.

ABP’s total responsible investment strategy

Rob Lake, senior portfolio manager for environmental, social and governance at ABP, the €221bn ($311bn) pension fund for Dutch civil servants, talks clean tech, engagement and cluster bombs.

Why being responsible does not mean underperforming in SE Asia

Investment opportunities are ripe, but it pays to know the CSR terrain.

Can enhanced analysis deliver social and environmental benefits?

Insight’s Rory Sullivan studies the SRI quest for the ‘Holy Grail’.

NYCERS: walkin’ the activist walk

Michael Musuraca explains how the New York City Employees fund got active.

Good credit after bad

The subprime crisis shows the value of extra financial research.

USS shows enterprise in engagement

David Russell, co-head of Responsible Investment at the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), the £31bn (€46bn) second largest UK pension fund, explains how its SRI strategy is not just about risk but also reward.

Can ‘Made in China’ be responsible?

Theme of the month: Why investors must help clean up South East Asia’s companies.

The RI interview: Bob Monks

One of the world’s most prominent corporate governance activists since the 1970s, Bob Monks talks about engagement, hedge fund activists, private equity and why ‘discouraged’ is not part of his vocabulary.