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Regulation needs to keep up with the rise of ethical investing: Hejaz Financial Services

HAKAN OZYON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... understanding of ESG More explicit regulation on how ESG screens are used in funds and financial products will enable financial advisers to communicate more clearly with customers and avoid any doubt. Increased transparency on ESG screens will also force ...

ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... assurance over the sustainability framework and the specific issuance. "For us as one of the arrangers and sustainability advisers, it was in our best interests to find out what investors want to see from sustainability linked bonds," said BNP Paribas ...

Queensland train project secures $620m green loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainable transport to the South East Queensland commuter network. In obtaining the green loan, Qtectic was assisted by advisers Macquarie Capital and Sustainalytics, and its banks including ANZ, CBA, CIBC, NAB, MUFG, Mizuho, SMBC and Société ...

Strong fund flows into sustainable products: BT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... about the post-pandemic market recovery, but reflecting a couple of things. Interest in sustainable products is growing, advisers are getting more comfortable about the more interesting products like impact investing. We are definitely seeing more people ...

Advisers seek education, clarification on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Advisers identify confidence in their knowledge of the ESG sector as a challenge and seek better education as a key tool, according to new research from Investment Trends. Investment Trends recently surveyed 300 advisers on ESG investing and found that ...

Trustees squeezed by competing climate risk pressures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... seeking divestment, regulatory guidance on managing climate risk, and proposed legislation that may limit access to proxy advisers, according to the chair of Spirit Super. Naomi Edwards, chair of Spirit Super, the $23 billion merged Tasplan and MTAA ...

First Sentier launches private debt strategy with renewable energy assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... March 2021) on behalf of institutional investors, pension funds, wholesale distributors, investment platforms, financial advisers and their clients worldwide.

Client demand pushing action on ESG conversation: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Retail investor demand for ESG products across the spectrum is intensifying, but advisers are still working to incorporate questions to figure out their clients' appetite for products in the ethical space. Moving from conversation to action, and ...

Ethical fund manager sets ambitious FUM target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... strategic goal for us to extend our reach into the adviser channel, and we are responding to that growing demand from advisers who are seeking more answers about how they reply to investors questions about ethical investments." In the 2019-2020 financial ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... rather than outsourcing to other managers, so we have proxy voting," Somaia said. "We use the services of Glass Lewis as advisers for proxy voting, and we moved to the ESG policy in late 2019 and early 2020. We benefitted from conversations we had with ...