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CEFC nears $1 billion mark in investment in Australia's wind sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has made a $180 million commitment to the Collector Wind Far in south-eastern New South Wales. The CEFC will play the role of sole debt financier, supporting the delivery of the $260 million project. With ...

Teachers Mutual Bank receives RIAA certification for products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank's retail deposits, mortgages and wholesale funding vehicles have been certified under by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Steve James, CEO, Teachers Mutual Bank RIAA Certification means that the products ...

Accounting for or managing: experts debate managing impact at RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
There is no one right way to measure social and environmental impacts in an investment portfolio, with different organisations measuring impact in different ways, depending on size and mission. Alex Oppes, director, impact investing at SVA There are ...

40% of Chinese Coal Power Plants are Losing Money: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
Nearly half of China's coal power stations are making losses, and their owners could save "nearly US$390 billion by closing plants in line with the Paris Climate Agreement," according to an innovative new study by Carbon Tracker, Matthew Gray, Carbon ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Hedge funds globally have allocated at least $59 billion to responsible investment, according to a survey by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS). The survey consisted of 80 asset ...

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 ...

Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
The future of work and the impacts of automation, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) on society and the economy is a mega-trend that will impact on superannuation investment on a number of levels. Pauline Vamos, CEO, Regnan A recent Morgan Stanley ...

New Forests purchases timberland estate in northern California

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
New Forests has purchased a 170,000-acre timberland estate in northern California from Roseburg Resources Co. David Brand, New Forests CEO The properties will be acquired by Shasta Cascade Timberlands LLC, an investment entity managed by New Forests. ...

Australian companies developing internal carbon price within the next two years: SBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
Around half of Australian businesses providing information to the CDP will be using an internal carbon price within the next two years to help manage climate risk, according to research by Sustainable Business Australia (SBA). Andrew Petersen, CEO ...

Australian Ethical Investment reports annual profit of $2.9 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has reported a net profit after tax of $2.90 million, down 3% on 2016. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director The consolidated statutory net profit after tax was $2.924 million, as compared to $3.186 ...