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Hedge funds allocate at least US$59bn to responsible investment: AIMA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... comprising 37.5% of responses, with negative screening at 17.5%, direct engagement with companies on ESG issues at 5% and impact investing at 45%. Around 80% of firms with $1 billion or more in hedge fund assets reported an increase in their responsible ...

QBE commits minimum $100m to impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
Insurer QBE has committed a minimum $100 million towards impact investing this year as part of a global-first initiative. Phil White, QBE CEO Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) and ANZO Premiums4Good Champion QBE has committed to investing a proportion ...

Victoria to pilot investment plan, test Community Futures Investment Model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... that is of a size large enough to appeal to institutional investors. "We are trying to address the major impediment that impact investment has had - scale," Noble said. "Impact investing hasn't been able to access scale. The pilot is intended to get ...

Nanuk Asset Management explores themes underpinning New World Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... the Global Compact - we're all coming together now to say, what can we do with this, what is the next step. It's not yet impact investing, but raising the awareness and the policy goals to, again, getting asset managers and owners to think about this." ...

Australian Millennials question business motivations, ethics: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... Survey. David Brown, Human Capital Leader, Deloitte The percentage of Australian Millennials who say business has a positive impact on society has dropped from 72% in 2017 to 45% in 2018. Less than half (44%) believe businesses behave ethically and 83% ...

Alphinity Investment Management launches SDG-linked equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
Alphinity Investment Management has launched the Alphinity Sustainable Share Fund (SSF), which "seeks to address the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda in its investment." Bruce Smith, principal and portfolio manager of the Alphininty ...

Future Super Renewables Plus option sees $50 million inflow in two weeks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... investment in unlisted assets, such as private equity. Investing in bonds, infrastructure and unlisted assets increases the impact that Future Super can make, he adds. "That's really important, because they're the really impactful investments we can ...

ASX adds social license to operate, TCFD to corporate governance guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... operate. "One of the features of the new principles I think is the recognition about so-called non-financial risk, and the impact that it can have on companies' operations and financial value," said Louise Davidson, chief executive of ACSI. "You've seen ...

Australian Ethical Investment opens 2018 community grants program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... managing director Australian Ethical donates 10% of its annual after-tax profits to charitable organisations and social impact initiatives that " do tangible good for the planet, people, and animals." Since 2000, Australian Ethical has donated almost ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... bonds." Matt Christensen, AXA IM's global head of responsible investment, gave an update on responsible investment and impact investing as a way to reorient towards sustainable and inclusive growth. Worldwide, responsible investment is undergoing an ...