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NAB launches social bond focusing on companies, gender equality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... socially responsible investments, NAB said. Eligible companies included in the initial NAB Social Bond (Gender Equality) portfolio are Lend Lease, Mirvac, Stockland, Monash University, Australian Catholic University, PwC, KPMG Australia, King & Wood ...

CEFC makes two investments totalling $230 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... CEFC will invest $100 million in the AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund (AWOF), which "is aiming to deliver a property portfolio of next zero carbon emission buildings by 2030," the CEFC said. The fund has assets under management worth $4.7 billion, and ...

Amanda Wilson stepping down as Regnan chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... engagement firm. Amanda Wilson, managing director, Regnan Wilson, who is departing today from Regnan, will transition to a portfolio career at the end of February, but will "continue to contribute to the success of the organisation she has led since ...

Government issues discussion paper on social impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
The federal government has issued a discussion paper on their role in developing the social impact investing market. Sabina Curatolo, director of government relations and policy, Impact Investing Australia The paper is soliciting public consultation ...

CEFC invests $75m in new Palisade Investment Partners fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... to invest as much as AU$500 million in new investment to clean energy projects. PREF already has three assets in the portfolio - the Waterloo and Hallett 1 wind farms in South Australia, and the $225 million Ross River Solar Farm, near Townsville in ...

University of Melbourne launches Sustainability Plan 2017-2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... fossil fuel assets, Tait said. "We will develop this year the sustainable investment framework that we will apply to our portfolio and divest from those companies that we don't believe fit in our portfolio," Tait said. "We have a fiduciary duty to do ...

Escala Partners choose Ownership Matters to provide proxy advisory research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
Private wealth manager Escala Partners will offer clients access to research and insights from proxy advisory firm Ownership Matters to provide specialised research on governance issues. Giselle Roux, Escala Partners The decision to use Ownership Matters ...

BetaShares launches ETHI sustainability-themed ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... well. The key benefits are the ability to invest in impact and sustainable investing, and doing so in a diversified portfolio that is cost-effective." The ETHI ETF has a management fee of 49 basis points, "plus a max 10 basis points for expense recovery," ...

Northern Trust Asset Management launches GRESB-based real estate index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
Northern Trust Asset Management has launched a sustainable real estate index in collaboration with GRESB. Hazel McNeilage, managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Northern Trust Asset Management. In addition to launching the index, Northern ...

Hunter Hall ownership changes prompt review from asset consultants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... McDonald, the current deputy CIO, as interim CIO. McDonald "has assumed responsibility for the portion of the HHV investment portfolio that was being managed by Hall," Hunter Hall said. "McDonald has confirmed that the HHV portfolio will continue to ...