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Rest launches Sustainable Growth option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... asset allocation mix of 75% growth and 25% defensive assets across Australian and overseas shares, property, infrastructure, bonds and cash. "Rest has partnered with investment manager, Parametric, who are drawing on the expertise of global responsible ...

Assessing ambition of green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... reduction aims, according to BNP Paribas Asset Management. BNP Paribas Asset Management takes a strict lens in identifying green bonds that meet tighter definitions of impact and scope when investing for its green bond strategy, noted Felipe Gordillo ...

Rainmaker reveals top performing ESG super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... practicing PHD for property and infrastructure stands at about 40%. One-quarter of ESG funds practice PHD for fixed interest bonds and cash, but only 10% disclose private equity holdings. The study also labelled the way in which many ESG super funds ...

Real estate investment group issues $300 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading real estate developer and investment group has become the largest non-bank ASX listed issuer of green bonds to date by issuing a second green bond. Lendlease has issued a $300 million green bond, its second in five months. Its debut green ...

Green bond boom, but investors look to value proposition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... companies, regulators and governments aligning behind the goals of the Paris Agreement. Issuance of green, social and sustainable bonds is soaring, from USD 565 billion in 2019 to USD 732 billion in 2020. While the market of sustainable fixed income ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... technology. Squires identified investing in infrastructure or private equity funds, direct project-level investment, securitised bonds or equity, investing in green buildings, or funding the balance sheets of corporate developers in both debt and equity ...

Signs of a "greenium" in bond market: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
There is increasing signs of a "greenium" in public and private sector bond issuance. The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has released the latest Green Bond Pricing in the Primary Market H2 2020 report. Analysis reveals that on average, both EUR and ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... 100+, do you have a reasonably large position where you could have a larger amount of influence," Homer said. The tenor of bonds currently in portfolios does impact on the shape of discussions and considerations, Homer acknowledged. "Tenor does come ...

ESG a total-portfolio subject: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... expecting ESG equities to outperform over the next three years (35% "strongly agree") versus 70% (17%) expecting the same in bonds. These expectations become substantially firmer over a 20-year horizon. More than 90% of investors say that ESG criteria ...

Pendal to launch sustainable water, waste strategy, hire two

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Trust invests in investment grade Australian fixed and floating rate securities. The fund focuses on investing in impact bonds to generate social and environmental outcomes alongside financial returns.