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Integrating ESG essential to infrastructure portfolio: First Sentier Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... is that in ten, 15, 20 years' time, is that business still there," said Niall Mills, partner in the Infrastructure Investments Team and head of infrastructure asst management Europe at First Sentier. "If you can sustain your enterprise by having engaged ...

Superannuation funds that invest responsibly outperform: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... research as well, that beyond avoiding the most harmful activities, there is a strong consumer interest in more positive investments that create benefits for the environment and society." While there has been a large uptick in the amount of disclosure ...

Interest in responsible investing not limited to Gen Y: Franklin Templeton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... respondents said they would like their superannuation fund provider to offer a negative screening option, eliminating investments associated with "harmful activities." "The relatively low interest in negative screening strategies seems to indicate that ...

QBE, Suncorp among global insurers exiting coal: Unfriend Coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... annual Unfriend Coal report also highlighted that insurers have also divested coal from roughly US$8.9 trillion of investments, representing 37% of the industry's global assets. To date, at least 35 companies have taken action, up from 15 companies with ...

Australian Ethical questions calls for limits on environmental activism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investments is raising questions about the ethical implications of restricting the rights of businesses and individuals to "advocate for positive societal change and environmentally friendly business practices," in the wake of a recent ...

Schroders acquires impacting investing firm BlueOrchard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... frontier markets worldwide. It was founded in 2001 and was the world's first commercial manager of microfinance debt investments. "The appetite for impact is increasing," Mather said. "Asset owners have been on a journey on what it is, how it works ...

Fiduciary duty, regulatory environment top ESG push factors: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... (ESG) strategies, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). Rakhi Kumar, Managing Director and Head of ESG Investments and Asset Stewardship at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) SSGA has released a report, Into the Mainstream: ESG at the Tipping ...

Capgemini evaluates state of energy markets, pressures in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... into the breach. Klingberg pointed to commitments and strategies to shut down coal-fired power plants by AGL and to investments made by superannuation funds as examples. "Large superannuation funds are dictating where they want to invest, listing ethical ...

LeapFrog Investments names Julia Gillard to leadership council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
LeapFrong Investments has appointed Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to its global leadership council. Gillard was named along with Simon Israel, chairman of Singtel, and Jaime A. Zobel, Chairman and CEO of Ayala Corporation to the council ...

VicSuper: $3 billion in assets linked to sustainable outcomes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... the impacts of the outcomes that investment strategies are making, said Kim Farrant, portfolio manager - responsible investments at VicSuper "Our members have told us that they want to know more about their impact," she said. "For that $3 billion, we ...