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APAC investors cite ESG impact in real asset allocations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable real assets. The research took in the views of 500 institutional investors across the UK, Europe, North America and Asia Pacific region, with US$3.5 trillion of assets under management collectively. There were 125 APAC, including 25 Australian ...

Global food systems at risk: Barclays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... problem going forward. "You can invest in additional automation, but when we look at low-income farmers in geographies like Asia, Africa, that's where they have a younger population to offset that. It is very hard to change the policies related to agricultural ...

APAC outperforms amid global sustainable finance pullback

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Sustainable finance showed global declines across all categories in 2022, however, activity in Asia Pacific remained robust, according to research from Refinitiv. Refinitiv has issued its Sustainable Finance Review for 2022, which found that sustainable ...

Podcast: Insuring climate-resilient businesses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
In this episode, we speak with James Thompson, senior vice president, division manager - Asia-Pacific at insurer FM Global. James talks about the engineering challenges facing businesses as they adapt to climate change, the role the insurer can play ...

ANZ leads issuance of US$50m gender-lens bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... Investment Exchange (IIX), a pioneer in impact investing, and the proceeds will support between 280,000 to 300,000 women across Asia and Africa to transition to more sustainable, climate-resilient livelihoods. The US$50 million bond comprises of US$45 ...

New Forests launches ANZ forestry and agriculture fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... forestry, land-based investment portfolio in stable, low sovereign risk locations with close access to export markets across Asia. "Beyond the sustainable management of assets, ANZLAFF is designed to provide investors with an opportunity to invest in ...

Nuveen, SGCH announce separate housing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... well-located, and high-quality home in a city that is interstate or on the other side of the world," said Nuveen Real Estate Asia Pacfic director of housing Ben Taylor. The Switch, Adelaide Central is located in Adelaid'es CBD and is close to Flinders ...

Experts weigh net zero risks, opportunities of Origin Energy bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... that investment needs to be accelerated materially in order to meet Australia's legislated climate goals," said Brookfield Asia Pacific CEO Stewart Upson. "Origin is a very high-quality business with a strong management team that, when combined with ...

IFM hires ESG exec from Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... highlighted by the Investor Agenda for their work on climate risk. The Investor Agenda is comprised of seven investor groups - the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC), CDP, Ceres, Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), Institutional Investors ...

CBA appoints four to Commodities, Trade and Carbon business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... chain finance business. Arena brings over 20 years of experience in leadership roles in trade and working capital across Asia Pacific and most recently served as country head of global trade and receivables finance, Australia at HSBC. Bradley Campbell ...