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Millennials prioritise long term returns, fees in investment funds: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... showed Australian millennials to be the most returns focused (60%) compared to their global peers (53%) when choosing investments. Australians ranked fees and expenses of investing as the second most important consideration (59%) followed closely by ...

Pricing, liquidity, standards challenge green bond market: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... its investment process throughout the firm, including in credit decisions, meaning that they are already considering investments in fixed income based on environmental considerations. "If a company has a good ESG profile and this company has both brown ...

ASIC critiques management of non-financial risk in governance review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... are "challenged by important elements of non-financial risk management," according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Matthew Bell, EY Oceania climate change and sustainability leader ASIC this week released Director and ...

Ethical Investment Week to focus on "The Sustainability Revolution"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... reflects the fact that fund managers and consumers have moved beyond the early stages of exploring and accepting ethical investments, and consumers are fuelling new consumer demand, said Terry Pinnell, chair of the Ethical Advisers' Co-Operative. There ...

Rainmaker Group acquires The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... managed funds and super fund investment options active in the market. Research by Rainmaker has shown that many of these investments match or out-perform their non-ESG counterparts. "Rainmaker as a high impact industry researcher and media publisher ...

Climate change impacts "top of mind" for investors: Nuveen Real Estate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Climate change impacts on real estate investments is a "top of mind" concern for investors, according to the head of sustainability at Nuveen Real Estate. Abigail Dean, head of sustainability, Nuveen Real Estate Nuveen Real Estate, the investment manager ...

Aberdeen Standard Investments hires Danielle Welsh-Rose

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has hired Danielle Welsh-Rose as ESG investment director with regional responsibilities. Danielle Welsh-Rose, ESG investment director, Aberdeen Standard Investments Welsh-Rose will support the integration of ESG factors ...

Christian Super signs Operating Principles for Impact Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... according to the IFC. They were launched in April 2019. Thus far, there are more than 70 signatories, including LeapFrog Investments, MicroVest Capital Management and responsAbility Investments. "We are pleased to be among the first signatories to the ...

AXA IM to launch fourth impact investing strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... "The networks and relationships established throughout this deployment facilitate access to direct transactions, co-investments, and partnerships," AXA IM noted. This fourth strategy comes after the successful first close of the AXA Impact Fund Climate ...

DomaCom points to wind farm crowdfunding campaign as model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... executive officer, DomaCom DomaCom is a managed investment fund that enables investors to allocate funding towards direct investments via crowdfunding campaigns. When campaigns are complete, DomaCom DomaCom purchases the property, places it in a sub-fund ...