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Investors discuss investing in two degree world at RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are taking active approaches to managing climate risks and shape their portfolios to fit the commitments of the Paris Agreement, including targets and commitments put in place to help mitigate risk and seek risk-adjusted return ...

Implementing impact investment across asset classes

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Kumar, managing director at State Street Global Advisors, and moderated by Sally McCutchan, executive director at Impact Investing Australia. There is significant investor appetite for impact investment, McCutchan noted. "Impact Investing Australia conducted ...

Majority of 50 largest super funds have RI approach: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... form of responsible investment, ranging from ESG integration, screening, corporate engagement or sustainability themed investing - across at least one asset class. RIAA surveyed 50 superannuation funds representing industry funds, public funds, corporate ...

New Zealanders want KiwiSaver funds to consider ESG factors: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... news is that investors should be able to have their cake and eat it too, as a strong body of evidence now shows us that investing in more sustainable companies can deliver stronger investment outcomes." The survey was commissioned by RIAA in conjunction ...

SSGA launches tobacco, controversial weapons-free global equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... you can't really replicate the small amount of short term outperformance." Medibank Private, which has a policy of not investing in tobacco companies in its own $2.4 billion investment portfolio, was the first to invest in the fund, but the trust has ...

Impact Investing Australia surveys $1.2bn impact investment universe

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... domestically issued green bonds also showed increases in dollar value of impact investments, according to research from Impact Investing Australia. Rosemary Addis, chair of the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing and Impact Investing Australia ...

NZ Super adopts new climate change investment risk strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... funds like ourselves can do is we can invest for the long term, we can withstand more illiquidity in our investment, and investing actively on the opportunity side is something where we could have the most impact on delivery solutions," O'Connor said. ...

Corporate governance, quality linked as investment factors: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... quantitative research global equity management at Northern Trust "There's still a synthesis going on of factor based investing with ESG factors," Hunstad said. "Some clients view ESG as a factor in and of itself, therefore, they ask us, 'can I integrate ...

VicSuper publishes 2016 annual report using IR, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... change to growing the fund amidst increasing competition, financial management and performance, investment returns, investing responsibly, helping members understand and build their super and down to people and culture. The fund said that their business ...

CEFC, Commonwealth Bank launch energy efficient finance program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... between CEFC and the Commonwealth Bank, which have been lending to Australian businesses together since the CEFC began investing in 2013, CEFC said. "This program forms a part of our commitment to proactively seek innovative ways to work with our business ...