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Brightlight Investment Management allocates to DPN Casa Capace

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... million, in locations that will be determined by NDIS-participant demand. The investment will give the Brightlight Real Estate Impact Fund equity in the properties, with DPN Casa Capace expecting to fully commit the investment to projects by the end ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
BlackRock Investment Management has launched a new unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund. The fund is benchmarked to a customised Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Select ex-Fossil Fuels Index and is AUD hedged. It is "designed for ...

Regnan reports depth, impact of engagement in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... deterioration) in performance and to consider alternatives when the need rises." "We have always held ourselves accountable for the impact of our work and been accountable to our clients for that," said Alison Ewings, engagement program manager, Regnan. ...

HNW, UHNW "do not deeply consider ESG issues": Crestone wealth report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... invest with a desire to address some global needs and that aligns more with the United Nations SDGs and the fourth pillar of impact investing, a real desire to see a tangible outcome from an investment. We do see that from in our client base, but our ...

HESTA allocates $20 million to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... affordable housing clients and those working in key community occupations. Michael Lynch, Michael Lynch, SVA Executive Director, Impact Investing, and Debby Blakey, HESTA CEO (Image supplied by HESTA/SVA) Nightingale Village is a 185-apartment, carbon-neutral ...

CEFC reports $1.5 billion in new commitments for FY2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... investors and innovative entrepreneurs," Learmonth said. "Regulatory interest in emissions reduction is also having a positive impact on investment decisions. The pathway to net zero emissions requires sustained investment and action across all areas ...

Man Group launches proprietary ESG analytics tool for portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... disaggregate multi-vendor ESG datasets, allowing the tool to generate a holistic score for the sustainability profile and impact of a business. Datasets from three ESG data providers - Sustainalytics (ESG scoring and controversies data), MSCI (ESG scoring) ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... finance system by embedding sustainability into systems, markets, products and services to better account for risk and impact. Alexis Cheang, partner, head of ANZ, responsible investment, Mercer, chairs this working group. - Technical Working Group 3 ...

CEFC provides $120 million finance for Curtin University development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... sustainable initiatives and alternative energy generation sources to ensure long-term sustainability and reduce the overall impact of the development on the environment," said Werner von Guionneau, InfraRed Capital Partners chief executive. The Exchange ...

Christian Super launches Ethical Index Shares option for members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... an investment objective of 3.5% above inflation over a 10 year period. 12% of the assets in this option are allocated to impact investments, the highest out of the fund's 8 investment options, Christian Super noted. Recently, Christian Super Christian ...