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Artisan raises $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... biomaterials, transport technologies, water and waste," according to a statement by Artesian and the prominent investors. "The investments in the Clean Energy Seed Fund from high profile institutional investors are a validation of the Fund's objectives ...

RIAA launches Impact Investment Forum to build scale in sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... Peter Murphy, former CEO of Christian Super as chair, along with co-Deputy Chairs Kylie Charlton of Australian Impact Investments and Unitus Capital, and Amanda Goodman of the Impact Investment Group. The forum will also partner with other organisations ...

State Street, TruValue Labs to partner in development of AI-assisted ESG research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... return on investment or return on equity, and, how do we use traditional or next generation risk measurements to time investments in these areas. Using this data to feature in AI based portfolio is the way to go, but we are in the infancy. This is the ...

Government to establish $1 bn National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... and return profile, Cbus stands ready to invest in affordable housing and we have the capacity to make meaningful investments in this space." The announcement in this week's budget is a further step in a process that has been unfolding for a few years. ...

Majority of largest asset owners recognise risk of climate change: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... owners has risen 68% to $203 billion, but still represents only 0.5% of total assets under management. Low carbon investments in the US doubled to $55 billion, 0.5% of country AUM, but the Netherlands' $47 billion represents 3.1% of country AUM. If all ...

Majority of investors believe ESG-focused investment improve returns: SSgA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... improved returns," according to a survey conducted by State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). Kevin Anderson, head of investments, APAC, at SSgA SSgA performed a survey of 475 institutional investors, 39% of which were based in APAC - Japan, Singapore ...

PIMCO launches ESG Global Bond Fund in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... "For many investors, screening out undesirable investment categories isn't enough anymore - they want to use their investments to promote change in the world," Balls said. "Our ESG Fund provides the tools to do that without compromising on returns." ...

Chart: CDP assessment of APRA-regulated entities' climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... Group IAG AU A- Macquarie Group MQG AU B Magellan Financial Group MFG AU C National Australia Bank NAB AU A Perpetual Investments PPT AU C Platinum Asset Management PTM AU C QBE QBE AU D Steadfast Group SDF AU D- Suncorp Group SUN AU C Westpac Banking ...

Majority of APAC investors have an ESG investment framework: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... survey respondents and 74% globally see three-plus years as a realistic timeframe to gain outperformance from ESG investments The biggest barrier to investors at the moment is a lack of "transparent, standardised and quality ESG data, the study found. ...

Global sustainable, responsible, impact assets hit $22tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA), the report analysis the growth in sustainable, responsible and impact investments since 2014 and found that assets have grown by 25%, compared with $18.28 trillion in 2014. Europe has 53% of global SRI assets ...