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First State Super-backed Victorian fund makes first investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... companies and create more local jobs," said Treasurer Tim Pallas, Victorian state treasurer. "We're partnering with the private sector to invest in local companies - to boost the economy, drive employment and help businesses grow." The announcement caps ...

EdTech sector shows investment, impact opportunities: Credit Suisse

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... different - they've gone ahead with mobile learning as their main mode of elearning, and it's tended to be through the private sector rather than integrated into schools," Gifford said. "That will change as well. Penetration of mobile phones is growing ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Australian investors comprise real assets ($2.2 billion), private debt ($287 million), public equity ($195 million), private equity ($97 million), social impact bonds (SIBs) ($66 million) and others ($44 million)." The study also finds that investors ...

U Ethical on resilience, engagement during COVID-19

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... management for charities, faith-based organisations and their members. Their clients now hail from a range of sectors from private investors and self managed super funds, to institutions in the health and education sectors. In terms of engagement work ...

Northern Trust launches ESG Analytics Summary for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... equities and corporate fixed income, but in future, it could be extended to other asset classes. "If we're looking at private equity, real estate, we have a broad capability on those asset types," Boccassini said. "The challenge with a lot of the asset ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... across Morningstar's existing research and solutions for all segments, including individual investors, advisors, private equity firms, asset managers and owners, plan sponsors, and credit issuers. "Our collaboration over the past several years has helped ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... do think the longer the horizon of the investment, particularly with regards to asset classes such as real estate and private assets, the more natural alignment there is with ESG goals, because over the long term there's no distinction between ESG investing ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... companies involved in thermal coal. At the same time it's worth noting that in 2015, one of the most profitable private equity investments involved the purchase of the Vale Point power station in NSW for $1 million, which is now earning over $2.5m per ...

HESTA names Andrew Major chief risk and compliance officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... career" In his previous role, Major led a team responsible for managing the Fund's investments in the Infrastructure, Private Equity, Property and other alternative investment strategies, including Impact Investments. Blakey underlined that comprehensive ...

Schroders acquires impacting investing firm BlueOrchard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... investors premium impact investment solutions across multiple asset classes, including private and public debt, private equity, and sustainable infrastructure and is an expert in innovative blended finance mandates. "BlueOrchard's Singapore office plays ...