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IIG launches alternative fund-of funds impact strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... investments normally have financial performance equal or better than their values-agnostic competitors, according to the Global Impact Investing Network.

RealIndex appoints former Acadian executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... manages $25.8 billion in assets under management (as at 30 June 2020) across a number of funds invested in Australian, global and emerging market equities, in addition to a number of bespoke institutional strategies. RealIndex manages its portfolios ...

Global sustainability standards bodies launch shared vision, goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Five global organisations responsible for setting sustainability-related frameworks and standards have joined together to publish a shared vision for what is needed for more comprehensive corporate reporting. CDP, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board ...

FTSE Russell enhances Green Revenues data model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... micro-sectors and 16,000 listed companies across 48 developed and emerging markets. This represents 98.5% of the total global market value of listed companies, FTSE Russell said. FTSE Russell also applies a green 'tiering' system to determine ...

Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... that will not be mitigated by executive changes," Blakey said of the resignations. "HESTA is seeking the support of major global investors to strongly encourage the Rio Board to urgently consider this matter. Already, CalSTRS - the 11th largest public ...

Substantial investment needed for sustainable infrastructure: RARE Infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... change target to 1.5 -2 degrees of warming, "a baseline case of roughly $1.3 trillion needed to be spent annually on a global basis over the next 20 years and $1.7 trillion in the more sustainable case" needs to be invested in energy networks. RARE took ...

Australian passive sustainable funds grow to $3.6 billion: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... the equity (tracking the FTSE Developed ex Australia Choice Index) and fixed-income (tracking the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Exclusion Float Adjusted Index) segments during 2018, while VanEck came out with a sustainable equity ETF (tracking ...

Responsible investment AUM grows, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... O'Connor noted. "The proportion of the market that reveals their full holdings disclosure is 36% now. That's low on a global basis." Of those 165 investment managers, 70% report on stewardship activities, but only 21% "can really talk about the ...

U Ethical hires two to investments team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... initiatives, including the EU Commission's life cycle harmonisation pilot phase, the UK's Capital Markets Union and the UN Global Compact - Cities Programme. "I believe that sustainable finance and sustainable infrastructure are key to scaling sustainable ...

Brambles reports progress on 2020 sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... from a change in accounting standards relating to leases. The company says sales revenue contribution to profit from the global pallet business more than offset a US$23 million earnings decline in the Automotive and Kegstar businesses. Brambles outlined ...