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Northern Trust ESG index range crosses US$1 billion mark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... investors in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. "Investors' objectives vary considerably when it comes to ESG investing, so thoughtful product innovation and design are paramount," said John Krieg, head of sales and client service for Northern ...

AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... there's a private equity fund which is looking at renewables and climate change exposures in a positive way through investing in energy efficiency companies or service companies. That fund already has a forestry company there as one of the assets. So ...

KPMG finds companies invest $12.2bn in social programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... programs in relation to communities really well to business benefit," Woo said. "If you connect the reasons why you're investing in the community to a business benefit, you're anchoring it. You're anchoring the focus of the investment to the business ...

AXA IM develops impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... responsible investment, AXA IM AXA IM has allocated EUR150 million in internal funds to the fund of fund strategy for impact investing, and will seek to have it fully invested by the end of 2014, Matt Christensen, global global head of responsible investment ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... spoke of what they see as influential trends in the ESG space this year at a panel discussion at the GTQ International Investing in Responsibility Conference. Philipp Aeby chief executive officer of RepRisk, said that there is increased concerns around ...

UCA Funds Management names fossil fuel exclusion stocks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... transition to a cleaner energy economy by tilting away from emissions-intensive and unconventional fossil fuels while investing in cleaner conventional fossil fuels and renewable energy assets. In addition to the work generating the fossil fuel policy ...

IGCC launches Perfect Storm Pension Fund video project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... climate change because of the principles based approach of fiduciary duty," said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer and a close collaborator on the project. "The key is to encourage trustees to exercise their minds ...

J.P. Morgan, GIIN report uptick in impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... impact investments in 2014, a 19% increase over 2013, according to a survey conducted by.P. Morgan and the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN). T he J.P. Morgan/GIIN 2104 edition of Spotlight on the Market found greater government support, new product ...

SVA provides $800,000 financing to Indigenous company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... will enable the company to deliver on a large commercial cleaning contact. Mark Peacock, associate director, impact investing, Social Ventures Australia The financing agreement with Iman Operations is aimed at assisting the company scale operations after ...

World Bank issues $300m Australian Kangaroo Green Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... gives the market a reference point to develop further." Because the World Bank has an established, verified process of investing in climate change adaptation and mitigation projects in developing markets, Westpac has confidence in the bonds' stated aims. ...