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BetaShares to launch climate change innovation ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... the world is to effectively address climate change." BetaShares noted that the size of the response and the amount of capital needed to be spent on responding to climate change is large, citing statistics from the Energy Transitions Commission that additional ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... index options, interest rate swaps and currency forwards. First Sentier argued that shorting can also increase the cost of capital for a company and is "almost akin to a 'no' vote rather than just not voting for something," and works "on the ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia's superannuation system matures, there is a lack of opportunities in Australia to absorb superannuation capital. In the investment world, ESG is now widely understood. The shift of capital towards Environment, Social (dividends) and Governance ...

ESG managed fund fees revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... December quarter. Morningstar's latest Sustainable Investing Landscape for Australian Fund Investors revealed AMP Capital, Pendal and Perpetual struggled to capture flows into their sustainable strategies.

Healthcare sector offers investment opportunity: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... advances outside of viral pandemics, such as therapeutics for dementia. Li also said that he expected to see new private capital come into healthcare research and development as well. "A lot of private capital is coming in to really encourage the early ...

Aware expands affordable housing portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... the heft of the organisation and whose money we represent," he said. "We were asked, is there something to address where capital markets aren't working as efficiently as possible with a market solution. It's always a challenge to make the economics stack ...

Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... targets covering the full carbon footprint of the businesses, the reframing of corporate strategies, business plans and capital frameworks, adjustments to management incentives and lobbying activities. Baig pointed to the example of engaging with oil ...

Investors back climate bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... zero targets already, and policy settings can drive investment to solutions to avoid "catastrophic climate change." "The capital costs of existing tech such as large-scale renewables is plummeting and becoming feasible, and a whole new raft of tech such ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... significant social, economic and climate related upheaval. This is resulting in a significant reorientation of global capital in recent history, and with the momentum of 2020 far from reaching its peak, Australian businesses and financiers need to sit ...

ESG-inclusive commodities set to grow: Xpansiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... used to continue to build out the business and increases product. Media reports note that Macquarie and BP's venture capital arm are investors in the company.