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Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... transition with green revenues and a strong climate strategy. The strategy, an open-end fund available for investment by Australian and New Zealand institutional investors, has been developed with Cambridge Associates to meet the needs of their clients ...

ARENA to provide finance for pumped hydro facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will commit financial support for a $777 million pumped hydro plant in Queensland. ARENA has announced it has conditionally approved up to $47 million in funding to support the Genex Power's Kidston ...

Women near parity in 2021 board appointments: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Women made up nearly half of listed ASX board appointments thus far in 2021, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). In January and February of this year, women accounted for 46.7% of ASX 200 board appointments and 52.3% of ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... disclosures by Rainmaker Information, 14 funds have made some form of target commitment - HESTA, Local Government Super, Australian Ethical Super, AustralianSuper, BT Super, Cbus Super, Colonial First State, Hostplus, Media Super, Qsuper, Suncorp, Sunsuper ...

Westpac inks $350 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... to G8's quality of education and care, and the safety of G8 team members. These will be measured by the ACECQA (The Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority) rating and Team Member Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate. "One of the key ...

Diversity, human rights, climate change lead agenda: ASI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Vision campaign, ASI has also developed its own diversity and inclusion expectation statement that's applied to Australian companies during engagement and voting. ASI Australia is an active participant in 40:40 Vision, with Managing Director Brett ...

EISS Super takes on ESG risk analytics with State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... clients can have a holistic view of traditional and ESG-related risks, according to the firm. "For an entity like an Australian super fund, which is a global asset owner, we see the whole book," Cheever said. "The asset owner wants to be able to make ...

Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... just 13% three years ago, and a further third are "actively considering" doing so. "We are currently working with an Australian asset owner on a renewables infrastructure manager search," said Frithjof van Zyp, Senior Director of bfinance's Australian ...

Wholesale managed funds continue strong performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... top ESG managed fund has shown nearly three times that return, according to research from Rainmaker Information. The Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Fund has returned 24.9% for the three years to the end of January 2021, and 29.7% for the 12 months ...

New to market investors seeking ESG information from platforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Investors who have made their first trade share in 2020 were more likely to seek platforms that can help them identify responsible investments than the rest of the market, according to new research. More than 400,000 Australians made their first share ...