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BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
BlackRock Investment Management has launched a new unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund. The fund is benchmarked to a customised Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Select ex-Fossil Fuels Index and is AUD hedged. It is "designed for ...

HNW, UHNW "do not deeply consider ESG issues": Crestone wealth report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... might be in their portfolio. Sustainable investing is where you actually proactively invest with a desire to address some global needs and that aligns more with the United Nations SDGs and the fourth pillar of impact investing, a real desire to see a ...

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking completes CFSGAM purchase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking has completed its $4 billion purchase of Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM). CFSGAM, which began in 1988, has funds under management of AU$318.4 billion. Mitsubishi is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ ...

T. Rowe Price evaluates sustainability impacts of plastic consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... according to T. Rowe Price. Maria Elena Drew, Director of Research, Responsible Investing at T. Rowe Price T. Rowe Price, a global investment management organisation with US$1.082 trillion in assets under management, has released a research note outlining ...

Fidelity International appoints Jenn-Hui Tan global head of stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Fidelity International has appointed Jenn-Hui Tan as global head of stewardship and sustainable investing. Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of stewardship and sustainable investing, Fidelity International Tan was previously head of capital markets and corporate ...

ISS ESG launches Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... their respective business models and value chains. The standards are based on established norms such as the United Nations Global Compact and the absence of significant involvement in defined sectors. The indices aim to align with current market and ...

G7 Ministers statement supports growth of the impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... extraordinary statement sets the scene for a strong declaration from the G7 leaders in August," said Sir Ronald Cohen, chair of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG). Ministers also said they support the implementation of the DAC Blended ...

Foresight Group hires Kim Nguyen to head Australian operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... sector in Australia. Kim Nguyen, head of Australia, Foresight Group Nguyen will lead the team in Sydney. Foresight is a global infrastructure and private equity asset manager with AU$5.3 billion under management, including significant investments in ...

Global issuance of green bonds tops $100 billion to date in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... Initiative said. "Reaching US$100 billion in green issuance for the third time and so early in the year is welcome; however, the global climate finance challenge is to reach a US$ 1 trillion in annual green investment early in the 2020s," Kidney said. ...

Low Carbon Readiness Index measures motivation to reduce carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... people were looking to take action and take steps in their own lives to counteract climate change, so we formed within the global divestment movement - and our role is to provide an outlet for people who are already climate active, politically aware ...