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ESG managed funds see surging inflows: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... wider global economic recovery decelerated too. Stock markets around the globe have faltered on concerns over rising inflation and higher bond yields, energy supply constraints and falling industrial production in China." Meanwhile, data from Rainmaker ...

The importance of infrastructure in the transition to low carbon

URSULA TONKIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... provide investors with a solid yield and capital returns, underpinned by defensive and stable cash flows, as well as inflation protection and downside protection in negative markets. At the same time, global warming, which has been dubbed "the challenge ...

NAB launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... to market value of a derivative." NAB has already transacted ESG-linked interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps and inflation linked swaps in other markets. NAB cited the example of Anchor Hanover, England's largest not-for-profit provider of housing ...

Charting a course to net zero: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... of this process as well. "If this was a discussion that wasn't related to climate, if it was around concerns around inflation, you wouldn't make public commitments around it, you'd just put it into the strategic asset allocation and move on," he said. ...

J.P. Morgan AM acquires forestry firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... timberland tend to be low in volatility, limited in correlation to other asset classes and positively correlated to inflation, making it an attractive diversification option for long-term investors. We look forward to adding this important sustainable ...

Post-COVID economic recovery "once in a generation opportunity"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... was 12 months ago. "Before COVID-19 our economy was stagnant, our labour force was casualising in the gig economy and inflation was stubbornly stalled below the Reserve Bank's target range," Stewart said. "At the same time the cost of living for Australians ...

Aware expands affordable housing portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... address the shortage of quality affordable housing," he said. Aware's property investment targets a return of 5% above inflation. Webb added that the units will help essential workers reduce their work commute time, and ultimately spend more time ...

Super fund ESG option tops charts with investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... returns (after taxes and investment expenses, before deducting account-based fees) that are at least 4.5% p.a. more than inflation (CPI. The fund is managed internally by UniSuper and carries total investment fees, costs and transaction costs of 0.49%. ...

Northern Trust outlines social, environmental challenges to road ahead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... stability over profitability, increased coordination between monetary and fiscal policy, the potential for "stuckflation" - inflation and slow growth, the continued tension between US and China, "We think quite deeply about the long term driver of growth ...

Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... impacted by the US-China trade war. "Manufacturing has been slipping out of China for quite a while, driven by wage inflation, stricter regulation, stricter enforcement of regulation, and outsourcing of production into other Asian countries," Carlsson-Sweeny ...