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MUFG appoints Rob Ward head of project finance, ESG finance, Oceania

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Sydney Airport. "As one of world's leading Project Finance banks, we have seen demand for ESG-linked solutions and investments take a firm hold in Asia in recent years," said Masayuki Fujiki, head of investment banking for Asia Pacific, Asia Investment ...

BetaShares launches currency-hedged version of ethical ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... grew 76% pa from $325 million to $1.8 billion." The ESG ETP sector is has five participants - BetaShares, Russell Investments, Vanguard, VanEck, and InvestSMART. UBS Asset Management withdrew from the Australian ETP market in May 2020. BetaShares dominates ...

ARENA grants additional funding for Monash Uni renewables study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... AEMO's Integrated System Plan, the problem of weak grids in remote areas will continue to challenge large renewable investments. This project is a vital step in tackling what is going to be an ongoing issue for decades not only in Australia but globally." ...

ESG ETP assets under management triple in last three years: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... grew 76% pa from $325 million to $1.8 billion." The ESG ETP sector is has five participants - BetaShares, Russell Investments, Vanguard, VanEck, and InvestSMART. UBS Asset Management withdrew from the Australian ETP market in May 2020. "This saw the ...

COVID-19 risks and impacts disclosure "unprecedented challenge": AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... will be a handy resource as they approach these issues". Petschler pointed out that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has said it expects extensive disclosure of COVID-19 risks and impacts. "We think there's a lot of interest ...

ESG integration "crucial" to credit investments: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Integration of material environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment processes in fixed income and credit portfolios is "crucial" to risk management, according to Janus Henderson. L-R: Jay Sivapalan, head of Australian fixed interest ...

First State Super-backed Victorian fund makes first investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... our members and the community," Stewart said. "... We have a unique opportunity and responsibility to leverage our investments to have a significant and meaningful impact on our community. This has never been more critical than in our current environment. ...

MSCI climate tool provides new data for private real estate assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... assets in an investment portfolio. "This is effectively a methodology where they can plug some information about their investments into a standardised assessment methodology, and out of that assessment approach comes information, again, which is climate ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... going to change over time as well." The cash gained from divesting from thermal coal producers will be redeployed to investments that are in line with the transition to a low-carbon economy, McDonald said. "From a member perspective, because this is ...

Consortium participants identify impact characteristics of AAP investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... that will be paid back, Harrington said. "In the fourth year, our target to be self-sustaining and to pay back the investments over the subsequent years," Harrington said. "It's a unique transaction." The consortium did not buy all of AAP - major shareholders ...