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MSCI assesses future carbon exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... information such as the data found in the MSCI ESG CarbonMetrics products, it is possible for investors to tilt their investments in a way that reduces carbon exposure in measured ways. For example, there are only 26 companies in the ACWI that own coal ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... that analytical guidance to companies. "What this paper puts forward is to provide a framework to connect the effort/investments undertaken to mitigate externalities with the true value or benefit of carrying out these actions in financial terms," Woo ...

AMP Capital reviews corporate governance activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Capital corporate governance manager. "When considering investment opportunities, AMP Capital has a broad pool of investments from which we can choose. If all other factors were equal, we would prefer to invest in the 'better' governed companies/markets ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... data to the industry," said Nils Kok, GRESB's executive director. Institutional investors use GRESB's data to assess investments in commercial real estate. "We believe that there is sufficient data available to show that sustainability, and especially ...

AMP Capital invests in Alterra Power Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... infrastructure debt investing both in terms of investor interest and deal flow and look forward to making additional investments in other high-quality assets in the region." The loan facility will be secured against a 264 MW portfolio of equity interests ...

UCA Funds Management appoint independent directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Institute and has more than 40 years' financial services experience. He retired as regional head, Asia, of First State Investments in 2010 and has held a number of non-executive directorships, currently holding directorships with Lionport Asia Fund and ...

SVA calls for $200-250m funding for social investment bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... investment bank with AU$200-250 million of debt or grant funding to meet capital required by market for social impact investments, according to Social Ventures Australia (SVA). Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia ...

Fifteen Australian signatories leave PRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Group, Five Oceans Asset management, Local Super, mecu, Orion Asset Management, RepuTex Group, SIRIS, TAAM Asia Pacific Investments, and The Emerald Club. Blue Sky Water Partners, Local Super, and TAAM Asia Pacific Investments were delisted "due to merger ...

Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... said. and that's the reason why institutions like the CEFC exist, to try and make sure that between now and when the investments are needed that the private sector is ready to invest."

Ethinvest model portfolios continue to outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... given a red rating - companies that Ethinvest deems as being damaging to people or the environment - are excluded from investments. Investments are then made in companies rated yellow for doing no harm and green for positively benefiting people or the ...