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ASX50 companies not making strategic case for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... risk and value generation, which will impact on reporting from next year. For example, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released Regulatory Guide 247 (RG 247), Effective disclosure in an operating and financial review, opening ...

Altius Asset Management launches sustainable bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... of Altius. "We were aware that a lot of investors who want to invest witha responsible/sustainable overlay to their investments could do in equities with a fair bit of choice, but there's not a lot with respect to bonds, and often times they invest in ...

Combet calls for return of carbon pricing policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... appreciation, because you all pay, and superannuation fund members will pay in years to come. [T]hese are long lived investments, people wait for their retirement for a very long time, and during that period of time, if we don't act on this issue, costs ...

CEFC looks to increase investment in bioenergy projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is looking to expand its investments in bioenergy technologies, according to Ted Dow, CEFC CIO. Ted Dow, CEFC CIO Currently, bioenergy investments at the CEFC stand at 10% or AU$100 million of the overall ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... officer of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) noted that part of the AU$10 billion fund's job is to make investments in renewable energy, emissions reduction technology and energy efficiency projects "safe" for institutional investors. CEFC ...

The GIIN launches impact investing training programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Ragin, Jr., chief executive officer of the GIIN. "As large-scale institutional investors look to make more impact investments, there is a critical need for qualified asset managers to aggregate and distribute impact investment capital. With the GIIN ...

Montreal Carbon Pledge a building block: Cbus' Atkin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) to demonstrate the impact that climate change will have on investments and strategies, according to David Atkin, Cbus CEO and Oceania representative to the PRI Advisory Council, the PRI's chief ...

Demand for responsible investments a call to action: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... annual report into the broad responsible investment sector. RIAA has found that public demand for "core responsible investments" has increased to 2.3% of total assets under management, an increase from 1.6% TAUM last year. "Where we're seeing is 2.3% ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... and governance (ESG) matters. The recently launched Future Super is operating under the investment policy of zero investments in fossil fuels. The fund launched a month ago and was founded by Adam Verwey, formerly a senior relationships manager at Australian ...

CEFC allocates more than AU$930m in first full year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... (CEFC) CEO The CEFC has released its 2013/2014 annual report. During the 2013/2014 year, CEFC contracted 40 direct investments and 25 projects were developed under co-financing programs. The portfolio has a diverse mix of investments - 62% represent ...