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BNP Paribas issues $140m in equity-linked green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... issuance, with is linked to a newly developed Australian Climate Transition (ACT) Index, with proceeds used to invest in a portfolio of green projects. "The bond is long dated - eight years - and creates a strong message to the market, because it clearly ...

Capacity, resilience and interdependency key engagement topics: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... the deep extent of interdependencies within our system. Interdependency risk requires investors to think about both portfolio level risk as well as risks to the system itself, Regnan noted. This will be an overarching theme for the year ahead, Ewings ...

ESG integration policy brings consistency, innovation: JPMAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... climate change and carbon transition. The Sustainable Investing team collaborated with a working group of 19 senior portfolio managers, research analysts and investment stewardship specialists across the firm to define a firmwide approach to ESG integration. ...

Nuveen secures $150m in commitments for Global Impact Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... larger set of players it brought to the table, both in defining the problems and the potential solutions. The impact portfolio has developed metrics to measure additionality, impact and progress in their investments. This ties the portfolio-level theory ...

UK pension fund to divest half its portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Standard. The UK's National Employment Savings Trust, known as NEST, will immediately shift close to half of its entire portfolio to climate aware strategies and begin divesting from companies involved in thermal coal, oil sands and arctic drilling. ...

Majority of asset owners identify ESG importance: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... consultant providing a range of services to investors in more than 35 countries, including manager research and selection, portfolio strategy and design, risk analytics, fee benchmarking, performance monitoring and more. The ESG observations were part ...

BetaShares launches currency-hedged version of ethical ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... response to significant client demand, as many investors are seeking to minimise the impact of currency fluctuations on portfolio returns." The HETH provides access to a portfolio of large global companies that meet strict sustainability and ethical ...

Increase in linking environmental, social metrics to remuneration: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... AGL's forthcoming remuneration package. When industry superannuation fund First State Super announced its Climate Change Portfolio Transition Plan, Liza McDonald, head of responsible investment at First State Super, pointed to the AGL announcement and ...

HSBC launches ESG portfolio reporting tool for asset owners, managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... data for Securities Services at HSBC. The reporting service will consist of a monthly reporting dashboard, including portfolio-level analysis using ESG ratings, and carbon emissions data. "Essentially, we did a survey of many different data providers ...

Sefa to increase financing to social enterprises and build resilience

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... that's 50% guaranteed by government," said Hanna Ebeling, Sefa CEO. "It allow us to take a little more risk around the portfolio, but most importantly, this is also good for the organisations that they have the six months' repayment holiday offered under ...