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Impact investments quadruple to $5 billion in two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... 2017, RIAA said. The 51 products have a total value of $5.8 billion (up from $1.2 billion at 30 June 2015). "Impact investing has left its infant state and is emerging as much more mature and diverse part of the financial markets," said Simon O'Conor ...

Rosenberg Equities to manage $1bn ESG mandate for CalPERS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... seeks to preference high quality, and ESG is well aligned with these goals, said Kathryn McDonald, head of sustainable investing at Rosenberg Equities. "This is a strategy that was born in Australia," McDonald said. "We launched the pooled vehicle in ...

ASX200 stocks with strong ESG performance outperform: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... against their proprietary ValDA ESG scoring system.The results add to the growing body of studies that demonstrate that investing with regard to ESG factors is not detrimental to financial return. "What it means for us at Regnan is that our combination ...

New Forests acquires New Zealand assets, closes ANZFF2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... focused investment funds represent more than AU$2.75 billion of forestry and processing assets. New Forests is currently investing its Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 3, which has capital commitments of AU$873 million from a combination of pension ...

Mercer advises Business As Different approach to ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... to help boards explore that conversation in a structured and results oriented way, taking into account beliefs around investing and ESG, and adapting your investment policy statement to reflect the policy as well. It's also about asking different questions ...

CEFC commits $35 million to finance expansion of intelliHUB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... emissions for Australia. It's essential that we address this by acting right across the energy market. This includes investing in more renewable energy as well as implementing a range of proven measures to lower day-to-day energy consumption. We see ...

Giant Leap venture capital fund seeks impact businesses for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Giant Leap Fund has become Australia's first venture capital firm investing in impact businesses. The $15 million fund is owned by Impact Investment Group, and is investing in businesses that "blend financial returns with deep social and environmental ...

Perpetual launches new Ethical SRI Credit Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... income portfolio can provide protection to the downside risks unique to the asset class, Prahbu added. "When you're investing in credit, you have asymmetric risk profile - it's a binary outcome, either the issuer pays the bond out or it defaults," The ...

HESTA commits additional $40m to Social Impact Investment Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... Trust (SIIT), more than doubling its investment in the social impact vehicle. Michael Lynch, Executive Director, Impact Investing, SVA. Managed by Social Ventures Australia (SVA), the SIIT was launched in 2015 with an initial commitment of $30 million. ...

Super funds continue to expand responsible investment activities: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... responsible investment (up from 70% in 2016), and 62% report annually on activity, highlighting how deeply responsible investing has become part of Australian investment markets. "The report is mapping ongoing and rapid progress," said Simon O'Connor ...