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Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... climate and sustainable development. As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, the 2022 Federal Budget delivered a cash splash for the defence forces and cost of living support, including a cut to the fuel excise. The deficit for 2022-23 ...

Apostle Funds Management launches people and planet fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... domestic and global equities, property and infrastructure, growth alternatives, fixed income, defensive alternative, and cash assets. "AFM's People and Planet Diversified Fund is a significant opportunity for investors to live their values by investing ...

Carbon capture - real deal or "Hail Mary pass" technology?

JANE BASEBY  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Carbon capture technology brings with it the possibility of negative emissions - the holy grail of climate science, or at least of global transition to net zero. It presents as a tool for the energy transition (or detractors argue, a stay of execution ...

The challenge of evaluating impact investing's fundamentals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... multi-asset portfolio that's broadly impact. Fixed income, real assets, sure, but hedge fund strategies, short duration credit, cash, that's a lot more difficult. The adviser has the ability to provide the client with feedback on their priorities so ...

Using ESG signals part of shorting strategy: Plato Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Using ESG signals to short high carbon-emitting companies that have a strong likelihood of underperforming is a key strategy of Plato Investment Management's new active net zero long/short hedge fund. The Plato Global Net Zero Hedge Fund aims to outperform ...

CFOs see ESG action as central: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... financial impact through acting in line with sustainable principles or committing to sustainable goals. That's effectively a cash savings." Accessing sustainability-linked finance is a way of demonstrating commitment to ESG goals, Dobson noted. "The ...

Portfolio holdings disclosure regulations come into effect

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... have to provide disaggregated data on listed and unlisted equities, property and infrastructure, as well as fixed income, cash and derivatives. In listed assets, each item must be disclosed along with the value and weighting of each item, according to ...

CBA announces $250 in green financing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... investment side." The certified Green Repo is an agreement between the bank and Northern Trust to exchange general collateral for cash and to reverse those flows at a later date at an agreed price. The cash raised under the certified Green Repo is allocated ...

FSI unlocks green finance for unlisted infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
First Sentier Investors (FSI) has structured a $750 million cash advance facility with a certified green tranche for its Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund (GDIF). The cash advance facility allows GDIF to fund traditional investments, while the ...

Best ESG super, investment products revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... reviewed MySuper products and asset classes that include growth, balanced, moderate (capital stable), equities, property, bonds, cash and ESG investment options, Rainmaker executive director Alex Dunnin told Financial Standard. "It must be said that ...