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Decarbonising economy requires sophisticated investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... all our non-renewable power and achieve that world, but thinking about the transition period." Part of that process is investing in companies that invest in renewable energy, but it's also about engaging with companies to improve their reporting around ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... a legal test case "if some funds continue to fall below the standards required of them." Last week, Mercer launched Investing in a Time of Climate Change, a follow up on its 2011 study, Climate Change Scenarios - Implications for Strategic Asset Allocation ...

Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... factor it into their risk modelling as they would other factors, according to Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer Mercer has launched Investing in a Time of Climate Change, a follow up on its 2011 study, Climate ...

NFPs must align investments with mission: Koda Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Capital. Knowles outlined a series of questions posed at investment committees of endowments at non-profits in a paper, Investing for Non-profits: Essential Questions for Board and Committee Members, which is intended to provoke leaders to address issues ...

Vote Your Pension platform calls for global member action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... to support a resolution at the Chevron AGM that was filed by US group As You Sow. The resolution asks Chevron to stop investing capital to explore reserves of unburnable carbon and instead return capital to shareholders. In addition to AODP and The Climate ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance receives $33m federal funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... the NILS process, as well as looking to new providers to partner with on the NILS and StepUP scheme. "We will also be investing very heavily in locations and provider organisations that are able to reach large numbers of people - the money will go a ...

BNY Mellon offers ESG data to depositary receipt clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... receipt clients, but there has been interest from other parts of BNY Mellon's business' in the ESG and sustainability investing space - including its asset servicing line, which provides custody and administration for asset owners such as institutional ...

Investors integrating ESG in quant portfolios: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... factor evaluation to their quantitative equity funds, according to Northern Trust. Mamadou-Abou Sarr global head of ESG investing, Northern Trust Asset Management Mamadou Abou Sarr, global head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... plantation asset in the Bengkoka peninsula in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. As part of the due diligence process of investing in the plantation asset in 2013, New Forests engaged a third party to conduct a land tenure study, and has followed through ...

bankmecu to participate in GABV bank investment fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... America, and there are slightly different focuses depending on the institution," Walsh said. "There is more microfinance investing going on in developing countries and then in more developed countries it's actually more about mainstream banking." bankmecu ...