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NAB, Ramsay Health Care in ESG derivative transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... more price sensitive price fluctuations are," Jenkins said. "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."

CEFC in $50m agri-platform investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... CEFC made the allocation to the Transforming Farming Platform alongside an initial $50 million from global agricultural impact fund the Kempen SDG Farmland Fund. The platform will be managed by Gunn Agri Partners, an Australian-based specialist agricultural ...

Climate change "a first-order risk": RBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Guy Debelle called climate change "a first-order risk for the financial system", with broad-ranging impacts on Australia. Debelle also warned while there has only been "isolated examples" of divestment from ...

HESTA, Lendlease back First Nations initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... out where our activities were best placed so that investors didn't face that risk anymore," said Mary Delahunty, head of impact at HESTA, which has joined the initiative. "The risk we found was not so much social license, which is sort of a nebulous ...

Conscious Investment Management invests in Victorian development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Impact investment manager Conscious Investment Management has partnered with a community housing associated and a Victorian state government agency to fund the acquisition of hundreds of social and affordable housing units in Melbourne. The investment ...

Wayfinding for Ethical Investment

RODGER SPILLER  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... two-dimensional approach of solely 'risk and return' is being challenged by the addition of a third dimension; impact. An ethical investor's purpose is to make money and make a difference. Making this journey into three-dimensional investing ...

Investors assess ESG landscape, client needs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Investor demand for ESG products is reaching new heights, and clear communication that transparently reports impacts, risk and returns is key to meeting clients' needs, according to ESG investing experts. Michelle Brisbane, CEO of Ethical Investment ...

Corporate finance execs seeking greater ESG knowledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
As ESG and sustainability issues continue to impact on company performance, finance professionals are seeking education and upskilling to improve their ability to manage risk and return considerations. The impacts of COVID-19, human rights risks like ...

Evidence of ESG's impact "inconclusive": Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... investments were $33.42 billion on 30 June 2021, a 66% increase from a year earlier. However, determining how ESG strategies impact on risk and return is a more complex challenge. Morningstar identified 33 Australian-domiciled large-cap global equity ...

Accounting bodies commit to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... to climate change." CA ANZ chief executive Ainslie van Onselen cited the COVID-19 pandemic as a "living example" of the impact that non-financial risks can have on businesses and global economies. "Climate change is a non-financial risk that is no longer ...