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Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... the climate change challenges. "In order for these companies to move forward and align with investors needs on sustainability, these new sustainability-linked bonds can help to push them in a way which conventional bonds cannot," he said. "We see this ...

Seeking financial, positive impact in SME investments: Beckon Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... financial return and demonstrable social and environmental impact. The focus is on investing in assets that provide sustainability in all senses of the word - financially as well as in terms of positive impact on communities and environment. "We were ...

The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... investment belief permeates asset classes - fund managers from equities to private markets have previously told FS Sustainability that constructing a portfolio on the thesis that emerging markets are drastically underserved in terms of both products ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... recession and government fiscal response to manage the fallout. Fund managers and asset owners that have spoken with FS Sustainability throughout the year have noted that these issues feature heavily in engagements with companies. Companies are making ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... has impacted on analysis in the high yield space. Portfolio managers of high yield credit strategies have told FS Sustainability that integration of material ESG considerations are necessary in credit portfolios because of the asymmetrical risks of the ...

Integrating impact investing in listed equity portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... and Performance Report 2020, "the vast majority of impact investment products 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 ...

ESG funds show strong risk-adjusted returns: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... ESG performance in mind and are incorporating ESG policies into their decision-making, asset consultants told FS Sustainability. Frontier Advisors believes that considering ESG-related risks are in line with more sustainable long-term returns for superannuation ...

Australian Ethical tops $5 billion in assets under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Ethical's business also permits growth in other areas. Previously, John McMurdo, Australian Ethical CEO told FS Sustainability that the fund's growth in advisory meant staffing up that side of the business to meet demand, including hiring a digital ...

SGX hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has hired Herry Cho to a newly created position of managing director, head of sustainability and sustainable finance. Cho will report to SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye, and joins 8 February. Her appointment is the latest stage in SGXs ...

SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... year was around racial and ethnic diversity," Benjamin Colton, global co-head of asset stewardship at SSGA told FS Sustainability. "The accompanying guidance piece is an expansion on a long-standing commitment to pushing for increased diversity within ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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