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PE, VC vehicles to drive sustainable investment pipeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Private equity and venture capital are increasingly seen as asset classes where social and environmental impacts as well as financial return can be scaled up, according to a panel of fund managers. Speaking at the recent Responsible Investment Association ...

AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund hits net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
AMP Capital's Wholesale Office Fund (AWOF) has achieved net zero carbon status for its internally managed assets with a new renewable Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The PPA with Diamond Energy is linked to solar farms in central NSW. AMP Capital explains ...

First Sentier launches private debt strategy with renewable energy assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... financing, as well as creating new channels for the distribution of loan assets," says Siong Ooi, MUFG Bank's co-head of debt capital markets. "We anticipate that there will be strong investor demand for this type of asset. MUFG Bank will seek to originate ...

Responsible investors called to action on First Nations Peoples

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... First Nations Peoples to date has been an important part of facilitating that wealth transfer, and so the deployment of capital through investors into corporations or projects and activities is driven by this unbridled zeal to extract those resources ...

Calculating value of biodiversity: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Paribas Asset Management is also seeking to leverage investment in unlisted assets, she adds. "We're also exploring natural capital in the unlisted space," Ambachtsheer says. "For example, natural carbon sinks as a part of the solution. They are under-invested ...

Client demand pushing action on ESG conversation: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... clients,including high net worth, family offices, foundations and similar, notes Farren Williams, adviser and partner at Koda Capital. "From a democratisation point of view, if we mean widespread access to impact investing, there are some very practical ...

APRA emphasises "compounding effect" of climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... pivotal role to play in helping to achieve the Paris Agreement on climate change and needs to remain competitive in global capital markets that are rapidly shifting capital towards a lower carbon economy." The guide is out for consultation, and APRA ...

Earth Day brings tidings of climate change commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... long-term value on behalf of our clients." The new signatories include Alquity Investment Management, BankInvest, Colony Capital, Coutts Asset Management, EcoFin, Insight Investment, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, Ridgewood Infrastructure, Russell ...

Using total portfolio management to gain China, ESG exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... negative impact on overall sustainability profile, according to Willis Towers Watson. Investors are interested in allocating capital to Chinese investment, but are mindful of managing ESG related risks and opportunities, Willis Towers Watson notes. By ...

NZ climate disclosure legislation to affect Australian entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... around 200 organisations initially, it will have knock-on effects across the whole economy," Rennie said. "As providers of capital, the finance sector are intermediaries to other sectors. New Zealand lenders will be more likely to seek assurances that ...