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JANA: Majority of fixed income managers consider ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... billion in assets for clients globally, the firm said. Our approach at JANA is to think of ESG as a risk factor, a risk of investing that should be taken into account," Carew said. "Certainly, the way that we approached this survey was in that context. ...

Financial System Inquiry addresses impact investment market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... barriers to increased investment in impact investments and solicits additional feedback. Sandy Blackburn-Wright, IMPACT Investing Australia Industry experts say that they are considering their response to the issues raised in the report. "What really ...

Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... to creating products aimed at funding impact investments, the bank is also supporting ongoing education about impact investing, including granting money from the MLC Community Development Fund to Philanthropy Australia's education program on impact investing. ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... entire coastline. This information can help inform companies based there, such as the energy company, Eni SpA, which is investing in raising vulnerable assets and is now building new facilities further inland to reduce the impacts of sea level rise in ...

Christian Super to merge with Australian Christian Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... churches, not for profit organisations, Christian ministries and businesses. Christian Super's investment ethos is ethical investing without sacrificing financial performance, with allocations towards renewable energy, clean technologies, sustainable ...

Community 21 launches share offer to raise up to AU$4m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... used to fund new initiatives including a crowdfunding project supporting social outcomes, and the development of impact investing vehicles such as a social impact fund, allowing for equity investment in social impact projects, Community 21 said. "When ...

Northern Trust names new global head of ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Northern Trust Asset Management has named Mamadou-Abou Sarr global head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, a newly created role. Mamadou-Abou Sarr global head of ESG investing, Northern Trust Asset Management, Northern Trust Sarr ...

Northern Trust's Bowers on ESG and funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... principle is about wanting to do good, not just around giving, but how can we do that with the asset that we have and investing in a responsible manner," he said. Northern Trust entered the Australian market with its asset servicing business after winning ...

Farmland attractive to super funds, but liquidity a concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... understanding of the megatrends I have described has led pension funds to allocate investment to farmland. Funds that are investing include US TIAA-CREF, Swedish AP2 and AP3, Netherlands APG, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and NZ Super." Noble ...

Foresters Community Finance, InterFinancial to partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... a real say in the direction of SIA, and we do recognise that this is an opportunity as well to be involved in impact investing." Foresters and InterFinancial will work together to "enhance the management and development of an innovative range of impact ...