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Real asset investments as vehicle for return, positive impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Investing in real assets that have positive social and/or environmental impacts means investors gain more than a source of return that is non-correlated to other asset classes. During a recent webinar sponsored by Channel Capital, Matthew Tominc, CIO ...

ESG ETP market continues to grow: Zenith

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... overarching takeaway for us is that it is great to see we have more options coming to market," said Dugald Higgins, head of real assets and listed strategies. "If we look at the investment landscape, generally, which includes unlisted funds as well as ...

Zenith creates ESG framework for fund classification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... values, there are dozens if not hundreds of issues that underpin those pillars of ESG," said Dugald Higgins, head of real assets and listed strategies, Zenith said. "There are thousands of ESG indices in the market, a myriad of factor that relate across ...

Identifying climate change risks in investment analysis

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... effects on property, tourism and trade. For long-term investors such as superannuation funds and those investing in real assets, physical risks pose a significant challenge. Acute and chronic effects of a changing climate can lead to reduced revenue ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... we focus on sustainability bonds, or green bonds, and elevate that into a strategy from the fund. If we look at the real assets team, with the assets that we own directly, how do we set those targets as well?" The plan will also be reflected in external ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... bonds ($17 billion), while the remaining $2.9 billion in impact investments held by Australian investors comprise real assets ($2.2 billion), private debt ($287 million), public equity ($195 million), private equity ($97 million), social impact bonds ...

Climate-related policies "inevitable", but likely to be disorderly: IPR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... allocation perspective to react to these changes through capital recycling of real asset investments. "In future, real assets are going to be green," he said. "Australia is well placed from an asset allocation perspective. Many markets don't have infrastructure ...

BlackRock Real Assets names Charlie Reid to lead Asia-Pac renewables

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
BlackRock Real Assets has appointed Managing Director Charlie Reid to extend their renewable energy investment business in Asia Pacific. Reid will be based in Sydney and responsible for sourcing, executing and managing renewable infrastructure assets ...

New Forests acquires New Zealand assets, closes ANZFF2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... the assets from The Rohatyn Group (TRG), a specialised asset management firm with expertise in emerging markets and real assets, which first purchased the Wenita shareholding in 2005 in a joint venture with Chinese logistics company Sinotrans and 100% ...

Responsible investment to become "the new normal": AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... "Every investor group in the Dutch market wants to ask me, how is your investment idea in this area of equities or the real assets going to link to the SDGs that we are seeking," Christensen said. "That will be the norm everywhere.... What I would say ...