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Majority of Asia-Pacific investors expect to integrate ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... thematic funds, emerging in areas like green/sustainable bonds." However, the commitment to increasing ESG-related investments is hampered by the hurdle of inconsistent and incomplete data and technology costs. One-quarter of respondents cite technology ...

Australian government awards $1.23m to Impact Investment Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... and corporate networks; and financial capital in the form of access to investors and private sector equity and debt investments. Equity@Scale will also incentivize impact enterprises to integrate women throughout their value chain, and will "also provide ...

Climate risk necessitates short and long term stress testing: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... improve the risk return balance." The 2019 report is an update on Mercer's seminal 2015 report on climate impacts on investments. This year, the report not only updates the models for 2 degree, three degree and four degree warming to 2050, it also features ...

Global responsible investment assets top US$30 trillion: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... under management reached $866 billion at the end of 2017, and New Zealand had NZ$183.4 billion managed as responsible investments at the end of 2017 based on data from RIAA's 2018 Responsible Investment Benchmark Report. "Responsible investment has become ...

NZ Super to divest from gun manufacture investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
NZ Super Fund will divest from $19 million of investments in companies involved in the manufacture of civilian automatic and semi-automatic firearms, magazines or parts prohibited under New Zealand's tough new gun law. The move by the Guardians of New ...

Woolworths Group to become first Australian retailer to issue Green Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... selection and monitoring of assets and projects and the verification of environmental integrity and climate impact of investments. Woolworths Group Green Bonds have been certified and will also be verified by an independent specialist. Woolworths Group ...

Future IM/Pact signs two new partners, launches student events

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Challenger Life. "We realised that attracting women into our business requires grassroots education about what a career in investments offers," Plater said. "We're delighted to be working alongside other industry leaders to raise the profile of this ...

BNP Paribas Asset Management launches global sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... interest of our clients and is central to our fiduciary responsibility. "The Global Sustainability Strategy and related investments in our team and our systems, reflects our increased ambition and outlines a blueprint to mainstream sustainability in ...

IFC to permit structuring of loans in accordance with Green Loan Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... including $4.5 billion mobilized from other investors. Climate-related financing accounted for 36% of IFC's overall investments for the year. To comply with the Green Loan Principles, IFC clients are required to establish a management system to track ...

Constructing an impact portfolio as stand-alone strategy: Nuveen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... multi-asset class impact investing portfolio which includes private equity, private real estate, mortgages and fund investments. "In our view, impact is less about integration and more about intentionally driving portfolio construction to have a particular ...