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Charter Hall signs green development loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Climate Bonds Standard by DnB. A green development loan's cost of capital is linked to the green characteristics of the asset. "We're building assets that are at the forefront of sustainability requirements because our tenants require it and ...

AXA IM looks to launch forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers is planning to launch a forestry fund off the back of acquiring an Australian forestry asset earlier this year. In July, AXA Investment Managers' Alts team aquired 24,000 hectares of Australian woodland, the Green Triangle ...

ESG integration challenged by regional regulation, data: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... focus on carbon reporting." When discussing how ESG data and reporting management is integrated through a fund manager or asset owners' processes, Gwynne noted that the CIO normally drives the discussions. "Within the portfolio construction teams ...

ING advises infrastructure company on green finance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
A leading energy infrastructure provider has established a green finance framework that will align the company's net zero commitments with future finance needs. ING in Australia has developed the framework with leading energy infrastructure provider ...

Investment consultants launch net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Investment Consultants Initiative (NZICI). Frontier, JANA and other investment consultants responsible for advising institutional asset owners on assets of approximately US$10 trillion, have committed to nine action points to support the goal o global ...

The importance of infrastructure in the transition to low carbon

URSULA TONKIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
From an investment perspective, infrastructure assets have many appealing characteristics. They provide investors with a solid yield and capital returns, underpinned by defensive and stable cash flows, as well as inflation protection and downside protection ...

ESG "becoming integral" to investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Securities Services. BNP Paribas Securities Services has issued the ESG Global Survey 2021, which examined the appetite of 356 asset owners, official institutions and asset managers. More than a third of Australian investors (36%) say ESG is becoming ...

Greenpeace reveals greenwashing ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Setting and meeting a 100% renewable electricity goal by 2025 is "the key measure of credibility of any corporate climate action plan," according to Greenpeace. Greenpeace Australia Pacific has launched Hero to zero: uncovering the truth of corporate ...

Islamic fund to expand into banking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... growth from $81 million to $114 million by the end of the 2021 financial year. The Hejaz Global Ethical Fund is a multi-asset managed investment scheme with an absolute return strategy, and Ozyon attributed the strong performance to the asset allocation ...

Integrating ESG into securitised asset strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Assessing the ESG characteristics of mortgage and other asset-backed securities (ABS) are an "essential component" of investing in securitised markets, according to Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM). However, ESG integration has been "largely ...