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HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... affordable housing, through its AU$30 million Social Impact Investment Trust. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia HESTA has allocated AU$6.7 million to Horizon Housing, a community housing provider in Queensland. ...

Impact Investing Australia to develop Impact Capital Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... seeking opportunities to accelerate its development. Rosemary Addis, chair of the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing and Impact Investing Australia Late last year, Impact Investing Australia launched a blueprint for Impact Capital Australia ...

Altius Sustainable Bond Fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Bond Fund was launched in December 2014 and is a diversified Australian fixed interest fund "focused on investing in companies which conduct their business and apply capital responsibly, giving full consideration to a range of environmental ...

Panel discussion: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... well as how to positively impact and improve on areas such as education, healthcare and safety. Panel discussion on investing and human rights. L-R: Peter Murphy, CEO of Christian Super; Michael Salvatico, vice president of MSCI ESG Research; Rachel ...

ESG RA to become RIAA working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... mainstreamed." Bringing ESG RA within RIAA "further strengthens our position as the central hub of ESG and responsible investing in our region," O'Connor said.

Mercer speaks on managing future risks, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... hedge fund, and neither would you jump right into a discussion about a low carbon index," As with any best practice investing, you do need to start with learning a little bit about the potential for this theme to impact the fund, moving to setting out ...

AXA IM to launch second impact investing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is developing a second impact investing fund of funds strategy, which will build upon the first fund launched two years ago. Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM In 2013, AXA IM's global Responsible ...

RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... into their investment processes is frequently being guided by "soft laws", said Mamadou-Abou Sarr, global head of ESG investing, Northern Trust Asset Management. While hard laws can be used to regulate market behaviour, such as laws and regulations to ...

NZ Super publishes white paper on ESG beliefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... head of responsible investment, NZ Super The NZ$29.8 billion NZ Super this week published Why We Believe Responsible Investing Pays Off, a white paper that outlines the fund's approach to their investment belief that "responsible investors must have ...

Cbus Super hires new investment manager - ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... delighted to have someone of Nicole's calibre joining the Cbus investment team. Nicole's international and direct ESG investing experience will be a great asset for Cbus as we ramp up our own company research and direct engagement program," said Kristian ...