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CEFC investing up to $100m in Lendlease-managed property fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is committing up to $100 million to the Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial (APPF Commercial) with the goal of achieving net zero emissions from the portfolio as early as 2025. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean ...

BetaShares' Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... also removed. FAIR also applies a gender diversity screen to companies in the index as well. "Demand for sustainable investing products is on the rise in Australia," Vynokur said. "Many investors, and particularly millennial Australians, are prioritising ...

Eight Investment Partners launches 8IP Australian Equity Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... million for institutions, retail and high net worth individuals, but the Impact Fund is its first foray into impact investing. The Impact Fund currently has around $2.5 million in assets under management, and has returned 28.56% since inception in February ...

Evolution towards autonomous vehicles present infrastructure investment: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... and night, with different power generation capacity versus today, and when that comes to utility investments, you're investing in companies which have pre-defined regulatory framework. For every dollar you put into the ground to the power mix, you're ...

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... their environmental and social material issues has led Stewart Investors to focus on how companies' key purpose before investing in it. Stewart Investors recently spoke to The Sustainability Report about how they evaluate environmental, social and governance ...

Legg Mason's Western Asset removes tobacco, cluster munitions from bond funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... strategies. Eight of the nine Legg Mason affiliates are signatories of the United Nations-supported Principles of Responsible Investing In 2016, Legg Mason received an A rating from not-for-profit Carbon Disclosure Project for its commitment to climate ...

The Fred Hollows Foundation invests in eye care centre social enterprise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... countries including India, Indonesia and China. "We've been examining options for a little while to tap into the impact investing market, and leverage the donations we receive to bring in investors," said Kirsten Armstrong, director of knowledge and ...

Russell Investments to implement new material ESG score methodology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... identified a subset of financially material ESG factors." Through the research, Russell Investments identified that investing in companies with high material/low immaterial ESG scores is significantly better than those with high immaterial/high material ...

Acorns Grow Australia to launch superannuation product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... to reach financial freedom by providing hands-on market experience and engaging with them along the way across both investing and savings." Acorns Grow Australia Super is intended to be a sub-plan for the DIY Master Plan fund, issued by Diversa Trustees ...

Australian Ethical Investment reports AUM of $2.6 billion for half year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Ethical reported. Membership of Australian Ethical Super grew 23% to 37,699 from 31 December 2016. "The growth of ethical investing continues," said Phil Vernon, managing director of Australian Ethical. "People are demanding transparency and accountability ...