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Factor investing such as ESG strategies can be wise approach: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... investing can be applied for short and long term strategy management, a further transition from ESG integration to impact investing is "inevitable"," said Matt Christensen, AXA Investment Managers global head of responsible investment at the same presentation. ...

Australian government awards $1.23m to Impact Investment Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... Trade (DFAT) has awarded AU$1.23 million to Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) - a global organization driving impact investing - to develop the ecosystem for gender lens investing in Asia. Durreen Shahnaz, CEO and founder of IIX IIX operates an online ...

Constructing an impact portfolio as stand-alone strategy: Nuveen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
Impact investing is a stand-alone strategy to develop portfolio construction towards achieving particular environmental and social outcomes and outputs, according to Nuveen Private Markets. Rekha Unnithan, the lead impact portfolio manager for Nuveen ...

Accounting for or managing: experts debate managing impact at RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... different organisations measuring impact in different ways, depending on size and mission. Alex Oppes, director, impact investing at SVA There are common starting points, such as defining the whys before the hows of measuring impact. At a breakout session ...

Impact Investing Australia to administer $7m Australian government fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
The federal government has selected Impact Investing Australia (IIA) as the administrator of the $7 million Australian Government Sector Readiness Fund (SRF) to enable social enterprises to grow their impact. IIA, a not-for-profit organisation supporting ...

Responsible investment reaches tipping point, more work to come: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... RIAA CEO. Core Responsible Investments using negative or positive screening, sustainability themed investments, impact investing and community finance have also reached a record level of $186.7 billion, representing 12% of all professionally managed ...

Man Group to augment responsible investment, stewardship activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... strategy level. It's helped us expedite our progress." Mitchell will also act as adviser on funds where ESG, impact investing, engagement and norms-based screening represent a principal feature of the strategy. Desmyter, the other co-head of responsible ...

Man Group appoints Jason Mitchell co-head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... criteria across asset classes and multi-asset solutions. Mitchell will also act as advisor on funds where ESG, impact investing, engagement and norms-based screening represent a principal feature of the strategy. Steven Desmyter, the other co-head of ...

Expert panel discusses growth of Australia's impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
The impact investing market is developing and maturing, and participants are grappling with setting appropriate reporting and performance targets, encouraging adequate deal flow, and finding projects that generate social impact as well as projects generating ...

Impact investments quadruple to $5 billion in two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... 2017, RIAA said. The 51 products have a total value of $5.8 billion (up from $1.2 billion at 30 June 2015). "Impact investing has left its infant state and is emerging as much more mature and diverse part of the financial markets," said Simon O'Conor ...