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Christian Super appoints Mark Rider as chief investment officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... During this time the fund has grown significantly, and has consistently been an industry leader and pioneer in ethical and impact investing. This is reflected in the many global and domestic awards the fund has won for its approach to faith-aligned investing. ...

ESG integration policy brings consistency, innovation: JPMAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... implementing, but then it's the demonstration piece - we should be able to go in there and track exactly what you've done and what impact you've had." The development and implementation of the ESG integration policy will assist in developing new products ...

Nuveen secures $150m in commitments for Global Impact Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Global investment manager Nuveen has secured US$150 million in commitments for a Global Impact Strategy linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Rekha Unnithan, co-head of private markets impact investing, Nuveen The strategy, which is open ...

Bond investor sues Australian government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... is presenting to bonds. Climate change is going to have very real physical impacts on our country and that is going to impact our economy and, in turn, the value of government bonds," O'Donnell told Financial Standard. "I really think the connection ...

UK pension fund to divest half its portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... progress against set benchmarks - incumbent managers will have three years to do so. "We will continue to research the impact of climate change on asset-class risks and returns. This includes running scenario analyses as recommended by the TCFD. In the ...

Aurecon directors appointed to FIDIC Sustainable Development Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... and brightest minds from across the world," Ryan said. "... A key aim of the committee will be to assess the potential impact of climate change and provide a meaningful forum for consulting engineers to share ideas on how they can enable mitigation ...

State Street Global Advisors to list new ESG ETF on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... decisions. More than 60% of investors in the US, Australia and the UK agree that a company's social, political or environmental impact always or sometimes influences their decisions to invest. The research shows that in Australia, 64% of investors want ...

BetaShares launches currency-hedged version of ethical ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... our range of currency-hedged ETFs in response to significant client demand, as many investors are seeking to minimise the impact of currency fluctuations on portfolio returns." The HETH provides access to a portfolio of large global companies that meet ...

Sefa to increase financing to social enterprises and build resilience

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Impact Investor Social Enterprise Finance Australia (Sefa) expects to increase the number of social enterprises it can finance as a result of participating in the federal government's Coronavirus Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Guarantee Scheme. Hanna ...

ESG ETP assets under management triple in last three years: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... "Institutional has led the way, and retail is catching on. Ultimately, as the body of research behind ESG investing and the actually impact on performance, grows and becomes more robust over time, and clearly demonstrates that with ESG investing comes ...