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Future IM/Pact builds database of female students interested in finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
Future IM/Pact, an initiative aimed at increasing the diversity of talent coming into investment management industry, has entered its second calendar year of operations and building off of a base of 350 highly engaged female students. Yolanda Beattie ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
Companies are increasingly adopting a "profit with purpose" mindset and investors should be aware of relevant environmental, social and governance (ESG) information as part of their investment process, according to global fund manager PGIM. Taimur Hyat ...

Calix outlines case for carbon capture and storage in cement and lime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
In order for European Union member states to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) will have to be part of the technology solution, according to Australian technology company Calix. Phil Hodgson, CEO, Calix Phil Hodgson ...

AXA IM develops carbon footpath strategy based on forward climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Investors should evolve from a strategy of reducing their portfolio carbon footprint, based on point-in-time emissions to a carbon footpath investment strategy that takes into consideration how companies are moving towards decarbonisation, according ...

Australian Ethical to cut administration fees, enhance customer experience

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical will cut its administration fees and make other enhancements to member experience after reporting a 40% in net profit after tax for the half year ending 31 December. John McMurdo, chief executive officer at Australian Ethical Australian ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
J. P. Morgan Asset Management is developing a proprietary environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring framework as part of a range of initiatives to enhance its investment stewardship process. Jennifer Wu, Global head of sustainable investing ...

Australian mutual fund assets rise to $66.8bn in 2019: Cerulli Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Australia's mutual fund assets in sustainable investments increased 23.0% year-on-year in 2019 to reach $66.8 billion, according to Cerulli Associates. Cerulli Associates said its estimates show that sustainable investments gathered $1.2 billion in ...

CEFC commits up to $125m in Qualitas property debt fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has made an investment of up to $125 million in a new property debt fund designed to finance the construction and management of energy efficient, low emissions build-to-rent (BTR) residential buildings. Ian ...

Energy Super taps Robeco for $650m enhanced indexing mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Energy Super has selected Robeco for a $650 million global equity enhanced indexing mandate incorporating sustainability criteria. Stephen Dennis, Robeco Australia head Robeco's enhanced indexing strategy "aims to deliver better than market returns ...

Sydney Airport issues $600m bond with sustainability linked tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Sydney Airport has issued an approximately $600 million multi-tranche US private placement bond featuring a $100 million sustainability linked tranche. This is Sydney Airport's third issuance into the US private placement market, and the first sustainability-linked ...