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Legg Mason launches QS Investors Global Responsible Investment Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... lenses to assess their effectiveness across the ESG spectrum - a systematic process that then focuses research and investments in those companies scoring highly in this regard. "Second, a strict filter is applied across the investment universe to remove ...

CEFC nears $1 billion mark in investment in Australia's wind sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... announcement, the CEFC's overall investment commitment numbers nearly $1 billion in Australia's wind sector. "CEFC investments in large-scale wind developments have tracked a remarkable level of innovation and change in the sector," said Andrew Gardner ...

Aberdeen Standard Investments hires Bill Hartnett

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has hired Bill Hartnett as an ESG investment director. Bill Hartnett, ESG investment director, Aberdeen Standard Investments Hartnett will report to Euan Stirling, Global Head of Stewardship and ESG Investment and ...

CEFC invests $30m in Woolworths Group green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... selection and monitoring of assets and projects and the verification of environmental integrity and climate impact of investments. Woolworths Group Green Bonds have been certified and will also be verified by an independent specialist. "This green bond ...

CFSGAM to divest from tobacco products across portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM)/First State Investments is now excluding manufacturers of cigarettes and tobacco products from its portfolios. "There is no shortage of credible evidence of the wide-reaching harm caused by the tobacco ...

First State Super signs Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... sovereign wealth funds) on a voluntary basis. "Effective stewardship actively protects and enhances the long-term value of investments," Davidson said. "Signing the Stewardship Code is an opportunity for investors to support sustainable business through ...

Majority of Asia-Pacific investors expect to integrate ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... thematic funds, emerging in areas like green/sustainable bonds." However, the commitment to increasing ESG-related investments is hampered by the hurdle of inconsistent and incomplete data and technology costs. One-quarter of respondents cite technology ...

Australian government awards $1.23m to Impact Investment Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... and corporate networks; and financial capital in the form of access to investors and private sector equity and debt investments. Equity@Scale will also incentivize impact enterprises to integrate women throughout their value chain, and will "also provide ...

Climate risk necessitates short and long term stress testing: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... improve the risk return balance." The 2019 report is an update on Mercer's seminal 2015 report on climate impacts on investments. This year, the report not only updates the models for 2 degree, three degree and four degree warming to 2050, it also features ...

Global responsible investment assets top US$30 trillion: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... under management reached $866 billion at the end of 2017, and New Zealand had NZ$183.4 billion managed as responsible investments at the end of 2017 based on data from RIAA's 2018 Responsible Investment Benchmark Report. "Responsible investment has become ...