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Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... explain why, and they're not divesting, then they have to make the case." O'Connor pointed to the letter by BlackRock Chair and Chief Executive Larry Fink as one action. "The Larry Fink letter is a loud signal that this has hit at the biggest ...

BlackRock joins Climate Action 100+ investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
BlackRock has joined Climate Action 100+, the global investor initiative that engages with the world's largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters on action on climate change. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change ...

Quantitative managers test ESG data as stand-alone factor in strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... that we can see our intention to improve the ESG footprint of our strategies is reflected in our final portfolios." BlackRock has also determined that ESG can stand as a separate factor to a certain degree. "BlackRock's systematic teams are scrubbing ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
BlackRock Investment Management has launched a new unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund. The fund is benchmarked to a customised Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Select ex-Fossil Fuels Index and is AUD hedged. It is "designed for ...

Zuper Super launches Wealthness hub to educate, engage member base

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... combination of index and ETF strategies. Zuper's trustee is Diversa, and many of their ETF and index funds are managed by BlackRock, Jess says. Zuper charges administration and management fees of 0.99% of account balances per year, plus insurance offerings ...

BlackRock Real Assets names Charlie Reid to lead Asia-Pac renewables

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
BlackRock Real Assets has appointed Managing Director Charlie Reid to extend their renewable energy investment business in Asia Pacific. Reid will be based in Sydney and responsible for sourcing, executing and managing renewable infrastructure assets ...

Fie, fi, foe, or friend? Consider the relationship between investors, boards: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... Vanguards, the BlackRocks of the industry, have supported these resolutions." However, Jantzi noted that Vanguard and BlackRock only voted in two of 14 climate-related non-binding resolutions. "Finally, I just wanted to talk about the more traditional ...

30% Club Australia calls for renewed push to get women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... already signed the S tatement of Intent include Aberdeen Asset Management, AMP Capital, Australian Ethical Investment, Blackrock Investment Management (Australia), CareSuper, Cbus, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Commonwealth Superannuation ...

CEFC commits to large-scale solar projects developed by Edify Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... "pleased" to be working with Edify Energy on this second set of projects, while bringing in new investors including BlackRock and Natixis, said CEFC Solar Lead Gloria Chan. "This transaction marks a significant turning point for large-scale solar financing ...

Climate Bonds Initiative analyses disclosure of use of proceeds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... information, audit information, and information on impact. "Impact reporting has been a focus of our work on Green Bonds at BlackRock for several years," said Ashley Schulten, director and head of Climate Solutions, Fixed Income at BlackRock. "In 2014 ...