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Australia to join climate resilience investment initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... frameworks to price physical climate risks in investment decisions, which will help reduce exposure and channel more private capital towards building greater resilience across economies and communities. Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley noted that ...

Circular economy a key investment theme: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... company whose business lines are exposed to SDG growth infections and that company still has disciplined application of capital, that actually can produce an interesting approach to this question of time horizon. Investors understand that this is a journey ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Investment is currently evaluating its analytical views on transition bonds. Insight is a member of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), which has developed principles for categories of impact bonds including the Green Bond Principles ...

Seeking financial, positive impact in SME investments: Beckon Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Growth equity investor Beckon Capital is developing a fund to invest in small and medium-sized businesses that provide financial return and demonstrable social and environmental impact. The focus is on investing in assets that provide sustainability ...

Thai regulator becomes TCFD suppporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... international standard disclosure guidelines," the SEC said in an announcement. The move is also designed to enhance the Thai capital markets' capacity for contributing to sustainable development in line with Thailand's National 20-Year Strategy and ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... during this AGM season in Australia. The recent history of corporate scandals relating to poor conduct - Rio Tinto, AMP Capital, Crown Resorts as well as others - as well as managing the impacts of COVID-19 and the uncertainty relating to what a post-COVID-19 ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... impact of material ESG information goes into the calculation of spreads, which ultimately impacts on overall costs of capital. Q&A with Michael Della Vedova, European high yield portfolio manager/analyst in the fixed income division at T. Rowe Price. ...

Integrating impact investing in listed equity portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... the positive environmental and social impacts of listed equity investments with the goal of demonstrating how investment capital in public markets can create additional positive outcomes towards aims such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ...

ESG funds show strong risk-adjusted returns: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... featured in the top ten list for best risk-adjusted returns in numerous categories, including MySuper, Growth, Balanced, Capital Stable, Australian Equities, International Equities and Property. For example, in the Balanced category, Future Super and ...

SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... from different perspectives," he said. Gathering data on companies' diversity policies and implementation, how human capital is managed more broadly, and the demographic makeup of companies is a fundamental challenge. "We are looking for companies ...