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Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... are dominated by green, social and sustainability bonds ($17 billion), while the remaining $2.9 billion in impact investments held by Australian investors comprise real assets ($2.2 billion), private debt ($287 million), public equity ($195 million) ...

Chronos Sustainability hires Ian Woods for strategic Australian/NZ role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... (IGCC, Australia, NZ) of which he was Deputy Chair until 2019, and was previously head of AMP Capital's Sustainable Investments team. "Ian's experience, long-standing commitment and contribution to global sustainable investment has marked him out as ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... critical is is to be working on creating jobs supporting health and well-being, supporting economic wellbeing, growing investments and solving the climate crisis." This approach is consistent with the work of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative ...

Pivot to virtual AGMs, communication offer opportunities: Redback Connect

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... investors, and that email and face-to-face channels lacked reporting and data. With the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) permitting companies to hold virtual and hybrid AGMs in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, moving company ...

Four structural challenges for business to navigate post-lockdown: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... a "dramatic acceleration of the trend towards firms built on capital-light, technology-heavy models and centred on investments in software, research and development, data and intellectual property" as a third trend, and a shift in real estate usage and ...

Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... companies red and green flags, which is still quite interesting - companies are still coming to the market to look to make investments in their own environmental related activities, and there are question marks over how serious are companies regarding ...

CEFC to oversee $300m Advancing Hydrogen Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... eligible larger-scale commercial and industrial projects, typically requiring $10 million or more of CEFC capital. CEFC investments typically include co-financiers and/or equity partners where possible, the CEFC said. "Accelerating the transition to ...

Advisers discuss new era of advice, ethical considerations: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Glenfield told Financial Standard in November 2019 that Standard 6 does not require the adviser to ask about ethical investments but rather when a client indicates they wish to invest in ethical or green investments, "Standard 6 requires the adviser ...

Northern Trust launches ESG Analytics Summary for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... behind the fund investment information, and provide analytics through a capability we call peek-through into the actual investments and provide analytics support against that as well," said Serge Boccassini, product lead, Investment Accounting and Analytic ...

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... performed "notably better" and showed better resilience during the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic compared to investments with lower ESG ratings, according to AXA IM. The global investment manager's research into the global equity market shows ...