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Vanguard Australia licenses FTSE Russell index for ESG-related products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
Vanguard Australia has licenses a new "values aligned" index from FTSE Russell the FTSE Developed ex Australia ex Non-Renewable Energy/Vice Products/Weapons Index. The index will form the basis for two Vanguard ESG-related products. It is the first ...

Bank Australia issues $125 million sustainability bond linked to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... the community housing space to use to support a sustainability bond, but we see them as a small part of our overall portfolio compared to our retail mortgage lending, so we wanted to include some of those retail mortgages in the bond as well." Launching ...

Q&A: Yolanda Beattie, Mercer, talks Future IM/Pact initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... somebody returning from parental leave or about to go on parental leave, you obviously know what to do. But your average portfolio manager, they don't know what to do, and they need to be helped and trained in what to do. So the programme gives them ...

CEFC reports 39 direct commitments worth $2.3 billion in FY18

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... since inception exceeded $6.6 billion. After allowing for repayment, amortisation and any cancellations, the investment portfolio was $5.3 billion at 30 June 2018. In its five years of existence, total project value of commitments was $19 billion, and ...

Man Group appoints Jason Mitchell co-head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... strategist at Man Group and a member of the Responsible Investment Committee. With more than 15 years of experience in portfolio management, he has been actively involved in responsible investment at Man Group since 2010. Mitchell also serves on the ...

Rosenberg Equities to manage $1bn ESG mandate for CalPERS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
Rosenberg Equities has been appointed by the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to manage a portfolio of environmental and socially responsible investments. Kathryn McDonald, director of investment strategy, AXA Rosenberg Rosenberg ...

ASX200 stocks with strong ESG performance outperform: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... categories," according to the report. The back testing of the ValDA ratings against the S&P ASX200 demonstrates that a portfolio composed exclusively of firms with high average scores outperforms the market, a portfolio that excludes firms with low scores ...

New Forests acquires New Zealand assets, closes ANZFF2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... and the United States. "Wenita manages a high-quality forestry resource that will be a strong addition to the ANZFF2 portfolio," said Matthew Crapp, New Forests portfolio manager. "New Forests' approach in New Zealand centres around working with quality ...

CEFC backs Granville Harbour Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Farm demonstrates Palisade's hands-on approach to renewables investment and further diversifies our renewable energy portfolio. Palisade's involvement through the development phase to financial close enables us to maximise risk-adjusted returns for our ...

Mercer advises Business As Different approach to ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... creating value or are they destroying environmental or social value. They are asking different questions of the same portfolio, and I think Mercer has been quite good at showing the opportunity set - not just BAD, but how can we help investors to implement ...