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Altius Sustainable Bond Fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... a diversified Australian fixed interest fund "focused on investing in companies which conduct their business and apply capital responsibly, giving full consideration to a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues." The fund currently ...

Panel discussion: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... manager of the UN Global Compact Network Australia. Missing from photo: Ian Woods, head of ESG Investment research at AMP Capital Investors A panel of experts discussed how to measure, manage and monitor human rights impacts in at a recent discussion ...

Global Investors sign Paris Green Bonds Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... national INDC objectives into climate finance outcomes. Adding green bonds into the climate finance mix can help the shift of capital to low carbon projects, infrastructure and climate resilient development. Credible, robust and liquid green bond markets ...

South Australia passes building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... to create hundreds - if not thousands - of important jobs and free up more than half a billion dollars in potential CBD capital investment," Hunter said in a statement. "It clears the way for building owners to begin revitalising our ageing building ...

Future Super goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... 7.5 times more carbon intense, South Pole Group said. Future Super does not invest in fossil fuels, and instead directs capital to low carbon investments. An analysis of the Australian pension sector found that the average person with a super balance ...

CEFC commits $100m to Australian Bioenergy Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Australia's energy mix," Yates said. "A number of projects that the CEFC has assessed have been held back by a lack of equity capital, and that needs to change. Converting waste from agricultural production, mining, forestry and landfill has the potential ...

RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... investment conference in Sydney on Thursday. The paper calls for changes that will result in two main objectives - focusing capital on the long term "which by its nature is not just about holding equity in companies for longer, but also is about unlocking ...

NZ Super publishes white paper on ESG beliefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... believes that by identifying and managing material environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, it is allocating its capital "towards more attractive areas and better manag[ing] long term risk." Anne-Maree O'Connor, head of responsible investment ...

The price of climate change to impact portfolios: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... opportunities." There is investor momentum building behind mitigating climate risk, as well as mounting concerns about loss of capital and stranded assets. BlackRock has not observed that companies most exposed to the physical and regulatory risks of ...

RIAA conference to discuss future of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... getting people involved," O'Connor said. "They are pushing that momentum. This is the start of the democratisation of capital. That is a big theme - this is happening, it will only continue to increase in relevance and interest on the sector. The rise ...