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NZ responsible investment assets increase 10%: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... that core responsible investment asset base, 93% of assets use a screened approach, and 7% used sustainability themed investing. The report did not have any data on impact investment. "There is a challenge here in categorising the community trusts, who ...

Teachers Mutual Bank cash product certified ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... Program is an AU$500 million fund and has negative screens in place that prohibit using funds raised from lending to, or investing in, "large scale greenhouse gas polluting activities (from fossil fuel exploration, extraction, production and use)," according ...

Responsible investment reaches 50% total AUM: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... their fund managers. Within the AU$31.6 billion core responsible investment assets, 25% fall into sustainability themed investing, 7% falls into impact investing, and 68% is screened investing. The definitions of responsible investment strategies and ...

Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... told BNP Paribas and AIST that another strong theme was a "board that focusses on ESG issues", including "responsible investing and environmental considerations". The citing of this theme by superannuation fund executives and trustees also reflects the ...

Queensland commits $3m to social benefit bond pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... allocated AU$3 million to develop a pilot social benefit bond program in its budget this week. Daniel Madhavan, CEO, Impact Investing Australia Queensland Treasury will be allocated AU$2 million over two years to implement the social benefit bond pilot ...

CEFC reports investing $500 million in last year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... Treasurer Joe Hockey, and Finance Minister Matthias Cormann. Under the new draft mandate, CEFC would be barred from investing in new wind farms and roof-top solar ventures. The ministers have said the fund should focus on large-scale solar instead. "Receipt ...

NZ Super Fund selects Northern Trust for passive mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... them obtain efficient market exposure to their designated index, whilst supporting their goals for socially responsible investing," said Wayne Bowers, chief investment officer for Northern Trust Asset Management for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia ...

Emma Herd appointed IGCC CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... position and commercial response to the introduction of carbon markets and developing commercial opportunities in CleanTech investing. "2015 is a milestone year for investors and climate change, with a rapid acceleration in investor engagement and positive ...

Australian Ethical launches Emerging Companies Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... advisers and investors. mFund is ASX's managed funds settlement service, aimed at reducing time and costs associated with investing in managed funds for investors, brokers and fund managers. "Our strong and consistent long-term performance hasn't come ...

Early stages for ESG-factor investing: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Australia and around the world are still in early stages of uptake in both environmental, social and governance (ESG)-factor investing and in quantitative-based tailored approaches to risk and return, according to Northern Trust. Wayne Bowers, CEO, CIO ...