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Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand are at a "nascent" stage in the development of its green loans sector, according to new research from the Climate Bonds Initiative. Climate Bonds has released the inaugural Australia and New Zealand Green Loans report, analysing ...

Retail sustainable investments grow by 21%: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... according to research from Morningstar. Morningstar recently released a report, Sustainable Investing Landscape for Australian Investors, which found that sustainable fund launches have increased materially over the past three years. Although still a ...

Fund manager creates, hires for ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... analytical capabilities, which underpin our investment philosophy." In the ten years since inception the Alphinity Australian Share Fund delivered 8.1% p.a. and the Alphinity Sustainable Share Fund 9.1% p.a., compared with 7.3% p.a. for the S&P/ASX 300 ...

Government reforms aim for increased super transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Curiously, the government reforms relating to transparency did not include mention of Portfolio Holding Disclosure. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) last year announced that the long-deferred deadline for the first reporting ...

Asset owner, engagement organisation in ESG hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolio thinking and a pragmatic approach to capability building, something that VFMC champions." Meanwhile, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is hiring a senior ESG analyst. The move at ACSI is to backfill a vacant position ...

PRI recgonises leaders for climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Australian asset owners and fund manager were recognised for their leadership in climate reporting on the Principles for Responsible Investment Leaders' Group. PRI recognised 36 asset owners and fund managers for their work on climate disclosure ...

Super fund ESG option tops charts with investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Vision Super Saver's Balanced Growth option, which has strongest one-year performance at 4.1% and 6.9% over three years. Australian Ethical Super Employer- Balanced fund has the top performance over the past three years to 31 August, with 7.6% return ...

Majority of super funds not disclosing portfolio holdings: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... reverse, if a fund claims to be ESG but won't disclose what it invests in, it sure doesn't smell right. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) last year announced that the long-deferred deadline for the first reporting date ...

Call for education on difference between sustainable, impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... and currently has US$1.66 billion as of June 2020. The Zurich Investments Healthcare Impact Fund is designed for the Australian market, and Zurich has seeded the fund with an initial $20 million. "It has some great qualities to it that make it pretty ...

Climate, worker rights rise up ESG agenda: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Greenhouse gas emissions and worker rights/modern slavery are the two most important areas of ESG focus for Australian listed companies in the near future, according to new research from Perennial Value Management. Perennial has released the results ...

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AGL mulls sale of Tilt Renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
AGL Energy has confirmed it is considering selling its 20% stake in the wind and solar energy generator.

Nuveen eyes green loans in local RE strategy

MATTHEW WAI
Following its first close in December, Nuveen's Australian commercial real estate debt strategy, which has a focus on responsible investing, has received $300 million from the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) on its second close.

Wollemi Capital buys renewables platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The climate-focused investment firm will pay $19 million for MPower Group's renewable energy and battery storage business after the latter faced challenges in securing funding.

Podcast: Measuring nature assets in portfolios

THE GREENER WAY
In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar discusses the transition to nature-positive investment portfolios with Lucian Peppelenbos, climate and biodiversity strategist at Robeco.

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