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Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... policies up to US$8tr by 2030. Investing in a Time of Climate Change estimates the potential impact of climate change on portfolio returns, asset classes and industry sectors out to 2050, using four potential change scenarios and four climate risk factors ...

ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... companies, semi-governments, private banks. Once they participate in something like this, they'll be setting up within their portfolio an allocation to [green bonds], and that allocation won't be satisfied by this one issue, but will need more exposure. ...

NFPs must align investments with mission: Koda Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... non-profits, Knowles said. The white paper is not proscriptive, nor does it model specific asset allocations or potential portfolio strategies, which was a deliberate choice, Knowles said. "I have a lot of experience, having been an advisor to non-profits ...

LGS joins Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
Local Government Super has joined the Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition (PDC), becoming the third Australian institution to commit to the initiative. LGS CEO Peter Lambert PDC signatories commit to decarbonise their portfolios, and was co-founded ...

IGCC, peers launch Investor Platform for Climate Actions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and other international climate change-related groups have launched an online platform that tracks global investors' actions on climate change. The Investor Platform for Climate Actions will track activities ...

VicSuper signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
VicSuper has become signatory to the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD), the first Australian superannuation fund to do so. NCD is a global finance-led initiative convened by the Global Canopy Programme (GCP) and the UN Environment Programme Finance ...

LGS publicly discloses proxy voting intentions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues to ensure we are addressing potential risks across our investment portfolio," Lambert said. "Voting at shareholder meetings forms a key element of this engagement and is an important element of our ownership ...

CFSGAM reports on transparency, stewardship of assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... they can also influence what ESG information is provided at board meetings. Because they have a much less diversified portfolio of investments than other asset classes they have the ability to focus on individual ESG risks more. The further away from ...

GRESB launches real estate debt survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has expanded its scope by launching the GRESB Debt Survey. The 2015 GRESB Debt Survey will collect data on real estate debt investments, building on GRESB's work surveying real estate equity vehicles. ...

Video: Fossil Fuel Divestment Exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... risk to investments brought by fossil fuels and carbon emissions intensity, and to make decisions relative to their portfolio, their governance structure and their legal responsibilities, panelists told the standing-room crowd in Sydney in October. The ...