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VicSuper: $3 billion in assets linked to sustainable outcomes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... had hit a 2020 target of $3 billion in sustainable outcomes one year early, representing 12% of its entire investment portfolio. This year's annual report covers not only VicSuper's process of responsible investment and the amounts invested in those ...

HESTA allocates $200m to healthcare property mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... Blakey said. Investing in healthcare and aged care property brings diversification benefits to the overall HESTA property portfolio, said Sonya Sawtell-Rickson, HESTA CIO. "Healthcare and aged care property assets are not as exposed to the economic cycle ...

Quantitative managers test ESG data as stand-alone factor in strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... managers are exploring whether ESG is a separate factor as an investment characteristic among stocks. Machiel Zwanenburg, portfolio manager, Robeco Quantitative investment managers tell The Sustainability Report that ESG considerations are part of their ...

Colonial First State launches Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... the launch of the Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Fund. The fund "gives investors access to a stock-driven global portfolio that combines the best elements of stewardship, governance, and specialist regional expertise to invest in responsible growth ...

Rainmaker Group acquires The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Financial services information publishing company Rainmaker Group has acquired sustainable investment specialist publications The Sustainability Report and Audacious Investing. Rachel Alembakis, founder, The Sustainability Report Effective 1 October ...

Climate change, ageing population to cause twin impacts: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Climate change will impact the health and finances of elderly Australians at increasing rates over coming decades, necessitating wide ranging policy responses to manage social, economic and public health implications, according to a report by the Actuaries ...

Climate change impacts "top of mind" for investors: Nuveen Real Estate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... value at risk under the 2 degree pathway and also the 4.5 degree pathway, Dean said. Currently, climate impacts on the portfolio have been minimal, she said. "Our buildings haven't been too impacted as yet," Dean said. "We do have real estate in some ...

MSCI issues guide for investor reporting to TCFD guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... those four sections. It outlines a typical framework - set objectives, identify key dimensions of climate risk, measure portfolio exposure and impact, assess portfolio vulnerability to scenarios, and enhance adaptive capacity. "TCFD provides a common ...

Christian Super signs Operating Principles for Impact Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... set a market standard for impact investing. They focus on four areas - strategic intent, origination and structuring, portfolio management and impact at exit. The principles are "designed to be fit for purpose for a wide range of institutions and funds," ...

RIAA launches refreshed Certification Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... are they and how do you demonstrate them," Williams said. "On example of that is in disclosures, publishing the top 10 portfolio holdings isn't sufficient. We also look at accounting for avoidance of harm." If funds have exclusions in place, they must ...