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HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... industry superannuation fund for the health and community services sector. "The reason why we have an interest in impact investing is that it's something that resonates closely with our members and our stakeholders, particularly in the community services ...

Future Super, Thomson Reuters launch new indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... perspective, there is far more demand for fossil fuel free products than we thought. The vast majority of our members are investing responsibly for the first time. These are not people who have had responsible investment portfolios in the past - 97% ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... divested their holdings in controversial weapons, particularly land mines and cluster munitions. There is a concern about investing in those companies manufacturing weapons that might be in contravention of international treaties and conventions." Norms-based ...

Newpin social benefit bond returns 8.9% in second year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... returning 8.9% to investors, according to Social Venture Australia (SVA). Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia The AU$7 million Newpin social benefit bond is Australia's first offering and funds the Newpin ...

NZ responsible investment assets increase 10%: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... that core responsible investment asset base, 93% of assets use a screened approach, and 7% used sustainability themed investing. The report did not have any data on impact investment. "There is a challenge here in categorising the community trusts, who ...

Teachers Mutual Bank cash product certified ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... Program is an AU$500 million fund and has negative screens in place that prohibit using funds raised from lending to, or investing in, "large scale greenhouse gas polluting activities (from fossil fuel exploration, extraction, production and use)," according ...

Responsible investment reaches 50% total AUM: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... their fund managers. Within the AU$31.6 billion core responsible investment assets, 25% fall into sustainability themed investing, 7% falls into impact investing, and 68% is screened investing. The definitions of responsible investment strategies and ...

Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... told BNP Paribas and AIST that another strong theme was a "board that focusses on ESG issues", including "responsible investing and environmental considerations". The citing of this theme by superannuation fund executives and trustees also reflects the ...

Queensland commits $3m to social benefit bond pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... allocated AU$3 million to develop a pilot social benefit bond program in its budget this week. Daniel Madhavan, CEO, Impact Investing Australia Queensland Treasury will be allocated AU$2 million over two years to implement the social benefit bond pilot ...

CEFC reports investing $500 million in last year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... Treasurer Joe Hockey, and Finance Minister Matthias Cormann. Under the new draft mandate, CEFC would be barred from investing in new wind farms and roof-top solar ventures. The ministers have said the fund should focus on large-scale solar instead. "Receipt ...