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NZ Super Fund invests US$65 million in Rubicon Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... of NZ Super Fund's assets are invested in expansion capital, following the Rubicon investment. The Fund has direct investments in fuel cell manufacturer Bloom Energy, dynamic glass manufacturer View Inc. and waste-to-energy company LanzaTech. In New ...

Responsible investment to become "the new normal": AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... "But now it's the new normal." Christensen noted that 86% of millennials are interested in responsible and impact investments, citing a study by Morgan Stanley. "Impact investing is not just something done by the millennials anymore," Christensen said. ...

ESG analysis important to emerging market credit: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... proportions of income or revenue in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a measure of impact. Insight Investments thus far has two broad categories - companies with more than 50% of revenue associated with SDGs targets, and companies ...

Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... guided by what investors and the industry believe to be material issues in the sustainability performance of real asset investments and are aligned with international reporting frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Green Building ...

Cbus Super makes first direct infrastructure investment into renewable energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
Cbus Super has invested into Bright Energy Investments (BEI), a portfolio of wind and solar renewable generation assets. Cbus Super and the Dutch Infrastructure Fund (DIF) will own 80.1% equity in the portfolio, while Synergy, the West Australian government-owned ...

Mercer hires three consultants to responsible investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... UK head of Responsible Investment. Prior to this role,. Nummela spent four years at the Principles for Responsible Investments (PRI) leading their Investment Practice development "We're excited to welcome Max, Tomi and Timothy to our global Responsible ...

Government finds no legislative barriers to implementing TCFD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... managers to strengthen stewardship expectations including TCFD implementation. Finally, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) should review guidance to directors on climate risk and monitor the quality of climate risk disclosure." ...

Protecting impact from Greenwash - Duncan Paterson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... bandwagon? Investors we have worked with over the last two decades are mindful of the non-financial impact of their investments. More recently, as modern institutional investors have become more accepting of responsible investment practices within their ...

New Forests given award for portfolio of carbon offset projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... carbon value for institutional investors, targeting higher risk-adjusted returns relative to traditional timberland investments, the company noted. "Our team is proud to be recognized by the Climate Action Reserve for our work to deliver carbon offsets ...

Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
The future of work and the impacts of automation, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) on society and the economy is a mega-trend that will impact on superannuation investment on a number of levels. Pauline Vamos, CEO, Regnan A recent Morgan Stanley ...