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Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... investments such as property with six-star energy ratings, essential worker affordable housing, as well as our private equity initiatives such as our recent investments in battery storage businesses." Earlier this year Aware Super announced ambitious ...

Fund manager creates, hires for ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... from First State Super, where he was a senior investment analyst in its direct equities team. Prior to this he worked at private wealth manager Bailey Roberts Group as an equities analyst and portfolio manager. Barnes is now focusing on consumer stocks ...

IIG launches alternative fund-of funds impact strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... will include a mix of investments covering renewable energy infrastructure such as large scale solar farms, impact private equity, venture capital for high-growth startups which meet the fund's impact thesis, impact debt, social impact bonds, environmental ...

Substantial investment needed for sustainable infrastructure: RARE Infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Infrastructure assets will require "substantial investments" to achieve lower carbon emission targets and require private sector funding for many initiatives, according to new research from RARE Infrastructure. RARE Infrastructure recently published ...

Paradice Investment Management appoint head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... several Australian companies. Varcoe joins Paradice from Ausbil Investment Management, where he was an ESG analyst and equity analyst. While at Ausbil, Varcoe helped to develop a number of ESG focused funds including the winner of the 2020 Lonsec Sustainable ...

Christian Super appoints Mark Rider as chief investment officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Christian Super Rider is a 30 year professional in the finance industry. He joins Christain Super from ANZ Wealth and Private Banking, where in the last seven years, he held various roles including Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Investment Officer. ...

ESG integration policy brings consistency, innovation: JPMAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... be developed over time; it's not static." J.P. Morgan Asset Management is also considering the integration of ESG into private market funds as well. "We are pushing very hard on the private market area to make sure that our private markets team are on ...

Nuveen secures $150m in commitments for Global Impact Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... years, but to us, it's a continued belief in this." The Global Impact strategy team at Nuveen will pursue direct private equity investments across both themes, the fund said. The strategy targets strong risk adjusted private equity returns and target ...

UK pension fund to divest half its portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... and projects contributing to the low-carbon transition, it said, commencing an allocation to renewable energy in private equity infrastructure. "Just like coronavirus, climate change poses serious risks to both our savers and their investments. It has ...

First State Super-backed Victorian fund makes first investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... companies and create more local jobs," said Treasurer Tim Pallas, Victorian state treasurer. "We're partnering with the private sector to invest in local companies - to boost the economy, drive employment and help businesses grow." The announcement caps ...