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New Forests acquires US timber asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Oregon border, from the Fruit Growers Supply Company (FGS) alongside an institutional investor client. New Forests' investment strategy in the US is to acquire and manage forestry assets for sustainable timber production, environmental market exposures ...

Schroders names APAC sustainability heads

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Schroders' Regional Centre of Excellence for Sustainability (CoES) in Singapore and build on Schroders' sustainable investment proposition with clients across Asia Pacific. Tang will report locally to Roy Diao, head of Asian fixed income, and Lily Choh ...

Royal Adelaide Hospital locks in $2bn social, green loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... the enviro benefits and social benefits of RAH, we looked to bring this to the fore," said ASI head of infrastructure investment and asset management - Australia and New Zealand Bill Haughey. "It gives us more attraction from the lending market, it gives ...

ASIC reviewing greenwashing in financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... offer these products align with their promotion of these products; in other words, whether the financial product or investment strategy is as 'green' or ESG-focused as claimed." The aim of the review is to examine super funds and managed funds to determine ...

Ethical fund manager sees 50% spike in AUM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... March quarter, and a 56% increase for the financial year. The result was driven by a net inflow of $1.03 billion and investment performance of $990 million. Australian Ethical's managed funds FUM was $2.17 billion, consisting of net inflows of $420 million ...

Charting a course to net zero: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... changing purchasing behavior are likely to create new winners and losers in business, and new risks and opportunities in investment. As such, many investors are seeking to bring portfolio emissions to net-zero both to mitigate their contribution to climate ...

Zenith completes rollout of ESG classification framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Zenith Investment Partners has finished identifying almost 900 funds against its responsible investment classification. Zenith has assessed 878 funds on its approved product list (APL) against its responsible investment framework, which works on five ...

NTAM launches new quantitative low carbon strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... carbon footprint. The Quality Low Volatility Low Carbon World (QLV Low Carbon) Strategy is NTAM's latest sustainable investment fund that is designed to provide "a reasonable exposure to potential market upside while seeking to mitigate downside risk." ...

Super funds file Modern Slavery Statements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... ground in areas where modern slavery is occurring. Carlsson chairs the Human Rights Working Group at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), which has published Modern Slavery Reporting: a Guide for Investors in conjunction with the ...

Fund manager issues first Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... people to think about this really deeply." Melior uses the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for their investment process, and have selected gender equality, climate action and reduced inequality as the three key goals. "We see corporate ...