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Julia Leske appointed new chief executive officer of CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... also collaborates with climate specialists South Pole Group to provide carbon assessments and climate strategies for investments portfolios.

New Forests launches third Australia New Zealand forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... to the ability of the international forestry sector to grasp this opportunity." New Forests has AU$2.5 billion in investments in Australia and New Zealand and funds, assets under management, and committed capital of more than AU$3.6 billion globally. ...

IGCC, investor groups issue updated guide for oil and gas industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... stakeholders to support development of cost-effective policy measures to mitigate climate-related risks and low carbon investments? Is there broad oversight and transparency regards the company's public position, lobbying activity and political spending ...

RIAA conference to consider impact of consumer demand for ethical funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... market from 2% to 10% of total assets under professional management in three years. Currently, responsible/ethical investments stand at 3.8%, according to RIAA's calculations. RIAA will also launch a first-ever superannuation fund responsible investment ...

New Zealanders want KiwiSaver funds to consider ESG factors: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... personal values, according to the survey. "The message is clear. New Zealanders want to be responsible with their investments but at the same time want to achieve strong financial returns," said Simon O'Grady, Kiwi Wealth chief investment officer. "Well ...

Cash Converters to pay more than $12 million after ASIC investigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... million to consumers and has paid an AU$1.35 million penalty after an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management ASIC agreed to accept an enforceable undertaking from Cash Converters ...

Australia, NZ assets perform strongly in GRESB Infrastructure Assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... institutional investors, such as banks, insurance companies, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds in infrastructure investments that are low carbon, climate resilient and socially inclusive, is particularly important." GRESB ranked AMP Capital's ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire chief operating officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... "I'm looking forward to working with the organisation and taking them into the next decade to ensure that responsible investments keeps moving forward worldwide." Peter holds an MA in Political Science from the University of Amsterdam and an MSc in Economics ...

Impact Investing Australia surveys $1.2bn impact investment universe

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
There has been a steady increase in the number of impact investments over recent years in Australia, with the bulk of transactions consisting of debt finance to social enterprises, while domestically issued green bonds also showed increases in dollar ...

NZ Super adopts new climate change investment risk strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... resilient," said Anne-Maree O'Connor, NZ Super Fund Head of Responsible Investment. "Equities do make up the bulk of our investments, and they're mostly passively managed, and they are in very diversified portfolios, but the work that we've done makes ...