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Hedge funds allocate at least US$59bn to responsible investment: AIMA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... in hedge funds assets under management. According to the survey, around 40% of the respondents said they are already investing using responsible investment principles, with total assets in such investments worth $59 billion. One-in-five firms said they ...

QBE commits minimum $100m to impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
Insurer QBE has committed a minimum $100 million towards impact investing this year as part of a global-first initiative. Phil White, QBE CEO Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) and ANZO Premiums4Good Champion QBE has committed to investing a proportion ...

Victoria to pilot investment plan, test Community Futures Investment Model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... with Lie and Clements-Hunt. Clements-Hunt, Kay, Kumnic, Lie, Noble and Nolan will next week launch a book in London, Investing in Community Futures, outlining the approach and intentions to the model. "A key objective of the Community Futures Investment ...

Nanuk Asset Management explores themes underpinning New World Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... the Nanuk New World Fund, with $75 million in assets under management. The New World Fund employs a "core sustainable investing approach," which is sustainably themed, uses positive and negative screening and integrates ESG factors. Earlier this year ...

CEFC makes its 10th investment in large-scale wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... carbon emissions abatement over its lifetime. CEFC's overall commitment to wind has topped $700 million since it began investing in 2013, catalysing an additional $3.1 billion in private sector capital, and has accelerated the development of more than ...

Australian Millennials question business motivations, ethics: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... recognise businesses must make a profit to achieve the priorities millennials desire, but take issue with how business is investing those profits," Deloitte reported. "There are few things employers can do," Brown said. "We saw in the research that Millennials ...

Alphinity Investment Management launches SDG-linked equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... 35-55 stocks and has a management fee of 0.95%. The fund is designed to move beyond just negative screening and towards investing in companies that make positive impacts, says Bruce Smith, principal and portfolio manager of the Alphininty SSF. "It's ...

Future Super Renewables Plus option sees $50 million inflow in two weeks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... investment will come from bonds, infrastructure debt and direct investment in unlisted assets, such as private equity. Investing in bonds, infrastructure and unlisted assets increases the impact that Future Super can make, he adds. "That's really important ...

CEFC provides finance to boost energy rating for Melbourne hotel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... providing real life examples to property developers of how and where new technologies can deliver the most value. By investing at an early stage in this exciting project, we are using CEFC finance to positively influence the design approach so that we ...

NZ Super Fund invests US$65 million in Rubicon Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... mix because they can help drive long-run returns." The investment in Rubicon also aligns with the fund's strategy of investing in assets that "have the potential to benefit from the global transition to a low-carbon economy. Rubicon, which aims to divert ...