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Australian Catholic University issues $200m Sustainability Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... Baird, chief customer officer corporate and institutional banking. "It is a critical step forward for the responsible investments market. Growing numbers of investors want to act on social and environmental issues, and are looking for options that demonstrate ...

Financial Services Council launches Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... transparency for fund managers, which I think is the key point," said Sara Dix, policy manager for global markets and investments at FSC. "The practices are of the highest standard in Australia. Fund managers will display to the public and to investors ...

Regnan hires Pauline Vamos as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... included Hermes Equity Ownership Services, Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC), VicSuper, HESTA, and Vanguard Investments Australia. Most of the six previous shareholders converted to long-term clients of Regnan's ESG engagement and advocacy ...

Climate Bonds Initiative, UNEP-FI launch European Green Securities Steering Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... 2.6 and 4.5% of GDP, with EUR 200 billion of annual investment needed to finance clean energy and energy efficiency investments.

Nuveen launches two new ESG exchange traded funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. Amy O'Brien, managing director and head of Responsible Investment at TIAA Investments The NuShares ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM) and NuShares ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF ...

Will Australia adopt the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... approaches that might be taken: The physical alignment approach emphasises the assessment of a company's operations or investments against externally established scenarios with the help of a third-party of standard process. The governance approach emphasises ...

Acorns launches ethical investment portfolio option Emerald Portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... portfolio and aims to achieve similar returns. The Emerald Portfolio is invested in exchange traded funds - the Russell Investments Australian Responsible Investment ETF (RARI) and the BetaShares BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI), Lucas ...

VicSuper launches updated Socially Conscious investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Socially Conscious option, 84% of surveyed VicSuper members indicated that they would consider moving some or all their investments to it. Since launching the Socially Conscious option internally, $100 million of new assets have rolled into the option ...

Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... consider the impacts of climate change as part of long term investment views. "IFM Investors take a long term view to our investments around the world," Newton said. "When it comes to climate change, it is essential that the decision makers in the financial ...

New Forests expands on forestry sector's role in investment, bio-economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... plantation forests, and 6.3 million tonnes of certified timber products produced and/or processed by New Forests' investments, is articulating the case for how investment opportunities in the forest sector can help mitigate climate change. New Forests ...