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Water, water risk everywhere: DWS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainable return. Water is one of the six systemic risks identified by the WEF. "DWS is bringing those transformational investments not just residing in the private equity and debt universe, but bringing them into other asset classes as well," said ...

Future Super to reduce fees on fund options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... committee, appointing both Karen McLeod and Geraldine Barlow-Bolt. McLeod is a financial adviser specialising in ethical investments and is on the board of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA).

Report calls out AIA's coal-based assets, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has published a report estimating AIA's coal-based investments and its actions on how it plans to address that exposure. IEEFA estimates that based on a top-down analysis, 15-20% of AIA's ...

Green loans to finance light rail, battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... owned by a consortium including John Holland, Pacific Partnerships (a member of the CIMIC Group), Aberdeen Standard Investments and Mitsubishi Corporation. Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) head of infrastructure investment and asset management - Australia ...

Long short strategies used in environmental equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... out if they make a difference or not in terms of environmental outcomes and, crucially, whether or not they are good investments." The EARTH strategy pairs its long-only strategies within green industries by shorting firms against sector peers that are ...

DWS to use advisory board to accelerate ESG activity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... committee will review high climate risk companies in our portfolios, and decide whether we should divest such company investments. Our preferred way of dealing with companies that have high climate risk ratings is through engagement, working with their ...

Super fund shuffles team, investment chief steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... committee, appointing both Karen McLeod and Geraldine Barlow-Bolt. McLeod is a financial adviser specialising in ethical investments and is on the board of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA). Financial Standard profiled McLeod ...

First Sentier Investor hires IR director for direct infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... strong relationships forged with investors." First Sentier Investors manages $13.4 billion in direct infrastructure investments as of 30 September 2020, and has been actively investing in long life infrastructure businesses since 1994.

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... voluntarily disclose their portfolio holdings within 90 days of each half year. However, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has this week delayed implementation of the mandatory portfolio holdings disclosure regime until 31 December ...

Super fund backs microgrid battery storage development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolio, as well as satisfied Aware Super's responsible investment policies, said Amit Chand, associate portfolio manager investments - growth assets, Aware Super. Aware Super's private equity portfolio invests globally, with 60% of the investments ...