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Willis Towers Watson launches Australian Global Equity Focus Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... portfolio," Gray said. "Thinking from the top-down perspective, we asked ourselves, are we also acting as good stewards of capital? There are several legs to that. One, of course, is voting the proxies at management AGMs and so on. We write into the ...

AMP Capital launches 2030 ESG strategy for real estate business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
AMP Capital has launched its 2030 ESG strategy for its real estate business, addressing climate change, waste, biodiversity, social impact, accessibility and supply chain sustainability. Chris Nunn, head of sustainability, real estate, at AMP Capital ...

TCorp reports on use of proceeds for initial $1.8 billion Green Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... is consistent with best market practice. TCorp has sought independent assurance by EY, alignment with the International Capital Market Association's (ICMA) Green Bond Principles, Social Bond Principles, and Sustainability Bond Guidelines, and Climate ...

HESTA allocates $200m to healthcare property mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... locations and a broad range of deal structures which could include sale and leaseback arrangements, asset co-ownership, and capital partnering on brownfield developentse or greenfield asset expansion, Sawtell-Rickson said. "We're a long-horizon, patient ...

Ausbil joins Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... chemical recycling such as pyrolysis, and waste to energy. "We see many opportunities for investors to allocate their capital in way that encourages growth in the circular economy, and to generate returns," said Varcoe. "We believe consumers will ultimately ...

CBI, WWF call upon central banks, prudential regulators for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... should take "accelerated action" to reduce systemic financial sector vulnerability to climate risks, increase global green capital allocation, and support transition by bank, insurers, and other financial institutions, according to a new report from ...

Pricing, liquidity, standards challenge green bond market: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... Chief Investment Officer, Credit, at Aviva Investors. "We don't think that's going to be reached through green bonds. The capital markets are huge, they do have money that can support projects and can get thru that quantum if it's wide-reaching, and ...

Sustainable practices can yield sustainable profits: Calvert

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... Companies that have sustainability practices with strategic differences to peers are associated with higher rates of return on capital, according to a paper from Calvert Research and Management. Anne B. Matusewicz, CAIA, responsible investment strategy ...

Put climate resilience at the core of business strategy: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... transformation to resilient business models are key elements in building business climate resilience." The movements in capital markets to reflect the prioritisation towards climate resilience will also impact on business action, Petersen said. BCSD ...

Rainmaker Group acquires The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... and governance (ESG) factors is now a mainstream investment issue for all fund trustee boards, their fiduciaries and the capital markets," said Christopher Page, Rainmaker managing director. Illustrating this, almost two thirds of Australia's investment ...