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Nuveen launches two new ESG exchange traded funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. Amy O'Brien, managing director and head of Responsible Investment at TIAA Investments The NuShares ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM) and NuShares ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF ...

Will Australia adopt the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... approaches that might be taken: The physical alignment approach emphasises the assessment of a company's operations or investments against externally established scenarios with the help of a third-party of standard process. The governance approach emphasises ...

Acorns launches ethical investment portfolio option Emerald Portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... portfolio and aims to achieve similar returns. The Emerald Portfolio is invested in exchange traded funds - the Russell Investments Australian Responsible Investment ETF (RARI) and the BetaShares BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI), Lucas ...

VicSuper launches updated Socially Conscious investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Socially Conscious option, 84% of surveyed VicSuper members indicated that they would consider moving some or all their investments to it. Since launching the Socially Conscious option internally, $100 million of new assets have rolled into the option ...

Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... consider the impacts of climate change as part of long term investment views. "IFM Investors take a long term view to our investments around the world," Newton said. "When it comes to climate change, it is essential that the decision makers in the financial ...

New Forests expands on forestry sector's role in investment, bio-economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... plantation forests, and 6.3 million tonnes of certified timber products produced and/or processed by New Forests' investments, is articulating the case for how investment opportunities in the forest sector can help mitigate climate change. New Forests ...

Artisan raises $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... biomaterials, transport technologies, water and waste," according to a statement by Artesian and the prominent investors. "The investments in the Clean Energy Seed Fund from high profile institutional investors are a validation of the Fund's objectives ...

RIAA launches Impact Investment Forum to build scale in sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... Peter Murphy, former CEO of Christian Super as chair, along with co-Deputy Chairs Kylie Charlton of Australian Impact Investments and Unitus Capital, and Amanda Goodman of the Impact Investment Group. The forum will also partner with other organisations ...

State Street, TruValue Labs to partner in development of AI-assisted ESG research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... return on investment or return on equity, and, how do we use traditional or next generation risk measurements to time investments in these areas. Using this data to feature in AI based portfolio is the way to go, but we are in the infancy. This is the ...

Government to establish $1 bn National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... and return profile, Cbus stands ready to invest in affordable housing and we have the capacity to make meaningful investments in this space." The announcement in this week's budget is a further step in a process that has been unfolding for a few years. ...