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Global investors set net zero target, implementation lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Nearly half of the world's largest institutional investors have made commitments to net zero by 2050, and are now turning to the tougher task of implementing on those commitments, according to Robeco. Robeco has released its annual Climate Survey, a ...

First Super taps IFM Investors for ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... labour risk, as well as having a positive exposure to value, with a controlled risk budget against a global index. The mandate is for approximately $400 million. First Super manages more than $3.6 billion on behalf of 47,000 members. By prioritising ...

NGS Super taps Robeco for global equities ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
NGS Super has selected Robeco for a low-carbon enhanced indexing mandate that covers nearly a quarter of the fund's international equities holdings. NGS Super chief investment officer Ben Squires confirmed the mandate is for approximately $750 million ...

Frasers Property inks fresh sustainability-linked loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Frasers Property Limited has locked in sustainability-linked finance for the totality of its Australian property portfolio, with pricing linked to the property developer's net zero targets. The five-year $340 million sustainability linked loan (SLL) ...

ISSB standards do not introduce increased risk for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... investors and even the playing field. This legal advice shows climate-related financial disclosures are clearly within the mandate of company directors, who need to also consider which other sustainability risks are material to their organisation."

TCorp reports $2 billion in new green, sustainability bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
TCorp, the investment and financial management partner of the New South Wales (NSW) public sector, issued a total of $2 billion in sustainability and green bonds in the 2022 financial year as part of its overall $25.8 billion total debt issuance. In ...

Australian asset owners lead on ESG integration, net zero investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... central part of search criteria. On average, it is far more important for our investors to have ESG integrated into their mandate searchers than previously. More broadly, the bfinance survey found that 52% of Australian investors are currently underweight ...

Missouri pulls BlackRock mandate in anti-ESG move

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
The state of Missouri has pulled approximately US$500 million from BlackRock in the latest manifestation of the anti-ESG movement on the rise in some US states. Republican State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick announced that the Missouri State Employees' ...

Climate risk warning on government bond yields

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... investors in the audience. "I think you should start trying to implement minimum percentage allocations as part of your mandate and start asking us to show that year on year, our allocations to these markets are increasing. Change will happen fastest ...

HESTA, ISPT invests in medical office development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... building in Melbourne, their first direct property acquisition in the healthcare and life sciences sector. ISPT and HESTA as mandate partner will co-develop an on-hospital-campus medical office building of circa 12,000 sqm in Fitzroy, Melbourne, site ...