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Super fund invests in Australian Unity Green Bond Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Australian Unity's Green Bond Fund has signed its first superannuation fund investor. NGS Super has invested in the Green Bond Fund as part of its strategy to become carbon neutral by 2030. The Australian Unity Green Bond Fund invests in a combination ...

ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
A leading ASX100 company is issuing Australia's first sustainability-linked bond (SLB). Wesfarmers' $1 billion issuance will see the interest rate of the bonds linked to progress against specific renewable energy and emissions performance targets. ...

Charter Hall hires group head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Charter Hall has hired Andrew Cole as group head of ESG. Cole joins from Lendlease Funds Management Australia, where he was the general manager, sustainability for five years. While at Lendlease, Cole was responsible for developing and integrating the ...

Investment Leadership Awards ESG winners revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment and BetaShares Capital have taken top awards in the ESG category at the annual Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards in Sydney. The awards, run by partner publication Financial Standard, recognise Australian investment ...

KiwiSaver exclusions not necessarily a performance drag: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
KiwiSaver providers will be banned from investing in fossil fuels and controversial weapons later this year, but analysis from ISS suggests there will not be a negative impact on returns from those exclusions. There are currently nine default KiwiSaver ...

Assessing carbon beta risk in portfolios: Platypus Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Measuring a portfolio's carbon emissions to produce a footprint is a blunt instrument that may not accurately measure and manage climate risk, according to Platypus Asset Management. Platypus Asset Management has developed a quantitative tool aimed ...

Fund manager seeking to expand ESG team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
A fund manager is recruiting to expand with an ESG hire after spinning its sustainability strategy into a separate boutique. Perennial Better Futures is seeking an assistant ESG and equities analyst to join the management team, led by Damian Cottier ...

Fiona Reynolds to step down from PRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Fiona Reynolds will step down from her role as CEO of the UN PRI after nearly nine years with the organisation. Reynolds will return to Australia, she said in a statement. She cited the trade-offs of working from London in the role with the challenges ...

Integrating the circular economy into investment strategies: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Focusing on building a circular economy that integrates natural capital in terms of both costs and future benefits is a long-term investing strategy, according to American Century Investments. Linking increased focus on the circular economy to World ...

Using climate scenarios to assess company risks, return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Using climate scenario analysis to evaluate climate risks at the company level can be an essential tool to identify potential risks as well as potential opportunities, according to Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI). ASI uses climate scenario analysis ...