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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 ...

Climate Bond Standard to establish water investment criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
A Climate Bonds Expert Working Group is developing criteria for water investments that can be used to back green and climate bonds certified under the Climate Bond Standard. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair The working group was brought together ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... can rely upon." As a result of those factors, institutional investors have a duty to evaluate the potential risk to investments brought by fossil fuels and carbon emissions intensity, and to make decisions relative to their portfolio, their governance ...

Lonsec: responsible investment equity funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... struggled the last two or three years, and so that's a free kick in terms of performance. But you still have to have an investments team that is appropriately resourced and finding good ideas. The better performing [RI] funds have good stock pickers ...

APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability risks and, if it does, how it manages or intends to manage those risks." The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) last year released Regulatory Guide 247 (RG 247), Effective disclosure in an operating and financial review ...