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Integrating ESG into securitised asset strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... business as usual." Issuance does not have to be based on underlying labelled green/sustainable/social assets to have defined impact or positive characteristics. "We map issuance towards an SDG framework, which is different to a labelled green/sustainable ...

MUFG, First Sentier announce head of Sustainable Investment Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... investment themes, report on market trends and best practice, and promote a greater understanding of how such issues can impact long-term investment performance. "Velina's considerable experience in the fields of ESG-related research will be invaluable ...

Federated Hermes launches climate change high yield credit strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... attractive high-yield credit instruments. The investment process will include using proprietary a framework - the Climate Change Impact (CCI) Score - to reflect the progress and impact towards decarbonisation that holdings are making. The strategy will ...

Boral to go net zero by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... a pilot program, but that could take five to 10 years plus. That one is maybe beyond 2030 in terms of having a massive impact." Boral operates an internal Innovation Factory, and last year announced that the company and the University of Technology Sydney ...

Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Agricultural investments offer not only long-term diversified returns, but also the potential to use natural capital to impact on climate change as well as generate additional financial return. Warakirri Cropping chief executive officer and head of cropping ...

Using the SDGs to develop sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... investment or the SDGs, we need to think about the theory of change." Robeco identified three ways that the firm could provide impact through investing in listed securities - by investing in companies that are aligned towards the SDGs and by shifting ...

HSBC Australia to explore mangrove bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... has partnered with London-based Earth Security have to develop a blueprint for measuring the environmental and economic impact of mangrove activities. The blueprint can be applied to a bond that could be used by issuers in Australia and other global ...

Venture capital takes on impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Venture capital is pushing further into the impact investing sector, with one VC firm announcing a second impact fund while a second VC firm announces a responsible investment policy. Giant Leap, which pioneered the first impact VC fund in Australia ...

NAB launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... derivative, the more price sensitive price fluctuations are. "By reducing the credit spread, that can have a significant impact on the cost that is being borne or the marked to market value of a derivative." NAB has already transacted ESG-linked interest ...

Advisers integrating positive impact into investment choices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Wealth manager report integrating positive social and environmental impact integration into investment choices to meet growing demand in Australia and around the world. According to bfinance's Wealth Manager Investment Survey, globally, 80% of wealth ...