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MSCI climate tool provides new data for private real estate assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... real estate asset and per scenario, and provides a framework for investors - including investment managers, asset owners, banks and insurers - to improve portfolio performance, risk management, regulatory reporting and progress towards broader sustainability ...

Korea Housing Finance Corporation prices COVID-19 social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... countries anchored the book. In terms of the breakdown by type of investors, 29% were CB/SSAs while fund managers and PF/Banks were 40% and 31% respectively, signifying sizable demand from European CBs and diverse real money investors. COVID-19 prevented ...

MSCI launches Real Estate Climate Value-at-Risk solution for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... real estate asset and per scenario, and provides a framework for investors - including investment managers, asset owners, banks and insurers - to improve portfolio performance, risk management, regulatory reporting and progress towards broader sustainability ...

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Management also pointed out that the COVID-19 crisis is redefining the relationship between companies, governments, central banks and local regulators. They pointed to the example of the Prudential Regulatory Authority in the United Kingdom, which "put ...

First State Super joins Tobacco Free Finance Pledge Stamp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... tobacco-free finance movement," King said. "Moving to tobacco-free finance is firmly established as a mainstream action for banks, pension funds, insurers and asset managers committed to a sustainable future." The Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge in September ...

U Ethical on resilience, engagement during COVID-19

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... etc., and we're underweight materials, sothat's reduced some of that variability." U Ethical is also slightly underweight banks in Australia and internationally, mainly because they deemed the stocks overvalued, rather than as a response to the Royal ...

Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... because you can include and swap in and out green and other social assets, which gives you more flexibility." Australian banks potentially would be a source of COVID-19 related issuance as well - both Westpac and NAB have sustainability themed bond programs ...

Vietnam a source of green infrastructure projects, pipeline: CBI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... risk and supporting sustainable economic growth. It provides a new platform for engagement between governments, development banks and global investors around green finance to fund new infrastructure." The report notes that regionally, Vietnam has one ...

ASEAN green bond issuance reaches US$7.8bn: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... now acting, in Europe, China and Singapore. These policy shifts will have an impact. Regional governments, companies and banks have to get ahead of that wave of change." ASEAN issuance represented 3% of the global total and 12% of the Asia-Pacific region ...

Fundamental portfolio managers analyse ESG performance of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... financials have underperformed in this environment. Although I have to say, we have been encouraged by the response that banks have had to COVID. It is actually encouraging to see them put community above profits. "I would also say, because we're ...