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Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading global fund manager has launched a green transition index fund for Australia and New Zealand. Northern Trust Asset Management has created the NT World Green Transition Index, which excludes companies with fossil fuel reserves, and selects ...

ARENA to provide finance for pumped hydro facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... importantly, to be in a position to finance the Project on a 100% equity basis and retain full ownership and control of the asset is a favourable outcome for Genex and its shareholders. Harding acknowledged the financial support of ARENA, the Queensland ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Super funds and asset managers have announced commitments to remove risks of greenhouse gas emissions from their portfolios. These announcements have a shorthand - "net zero" or "carbon neutral" or "decarbonisation" - and have varying timelines to reach ...

Diversity, human rights, climate change lead agenda: ASI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... house are focused on as well." ASI has also established a global working group on labour and human rights that takes a multi-asset class, multi-regional approach. "Because modern slavery in supply chains is a global issue, we have to tackle it from the ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... investing in green buildings, or funding the balance sheets of corporate developers in both debt and equity as possible asset allocations towards achieving the carbon neutrality target. NGS Super will include Scope 1, scope 2 and scope 3 carbon emissions ...

EISS Super takes on ESG risk analytics with State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... EISS Super can also view its $6 billion fund through the ESG data sets to meet their investment and reporting needs across asset classes. "We've seen the challenges our client have across the ESG space, and when we designed this particular product, we ...

Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... infrastructure investments has continued to rise, according to research from bfinance. A growing number of institutional asset owners are seeking ESG-related 'thematic investments' and/or 'impact investments' that explicitly aim to deliver positive non-financial ...

Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Lendlease said. Lendlease's global funds under management currently stands at $29.2 billion of real estate across all major asset classes. Meanwhile, Nuveen Real Estate, with assets under management of $133 billion, has committed to an operational ...

Wholesale managed funds continue strong performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The median ESG wholesale managed fund has returned 6.6% p.a. over the past three years, but the top ESG managed fund has shown nearly three times that return, according to research from Rainmaker Information. The Australian Ethical Emerging Companies ...

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... "It also goes to governance, when we talk about the correlation between more diverse boards and better management. As an asset manager, it's important for us to be consistent in our investment activities and operations." Within Neuberger Berman's ...