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Listed franchise companies facing structural reform risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... franchise companies are facing structural reform to their legal relationship with franchisees, presenting potential regulatory risk to investment returns, according to Credit Suisse. Ed John, ACSI executive manager, governance, engagement and policy ...

Perpetual launches new Ethical SRI Credit Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... protection to the downside risks unique to the asset class, Prahbu added. "When you're investing in credit, you have asymmetric risk profile - it's a binary outcome, either the issuer pays the bond out or it defaults," The ethical and SRI screens out ...

Investors, credit ratings agencies grapple with ESG impacts on ratings: PRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... report from the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI has launched a new report, Shifting perceptions: ESG, credit risk and ratings - part 2: exploring the disconnects, examining the gaps between investors and CRAs. PRI published the first ...

HESTA commits additional $40m to Social Impact Investment Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... achieve more broadly in the real estate portfolio. " Equity-based investments are within the scope of the trust, but the risk-adjusted opportunities and costs therein have not eventuated as yet, Major said. "Our cost of capital in terms of debt can be ...

Meat and fish producers not managing ESG risks: FAIRR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... biggest meat and fish companies are not managing critical business risks such as greenhouse gas emissions and antibiotics risk, with three Australian companies scoring medium or high risk, according to the FAIRR Protein Producers Index. Dr Stuart Palmer ...

Super funds continue to expand responsible investment activities: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... progress still to be made, however. While 64% of boards are actively considering ESG, including an explicit focus on climate risk, a third of trustees are not. Meanwhile, 10 funds identify climate change risk as a key consideration in strategic asset ...

Hedge funds allocate at least US$59bn to responsible investment: AIMA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... matching up the need to deliver on investors' deeply held beliefs whilst continuing to deliver on the goal of providing superior risk-adjusted returns." According to the report, From Niche to Mainstream: Responsible Investment and Hedge Funds, https://www.aima.org/asset/1C78A41E-33B1-43AD-8CEDB4898F86D83D/ ...

IGCC, global investors urge G7 to step up game on Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... Climate Change. "Investors could do even more if governments delivered the policies required to effectively manage climate risk and accelerate investment in low carbon solutions. This statement sets out what investors need from governments to really ...

QBE commits minimum $100m to impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... Premiums4Good, social and environmental impact investments potentially have a different asset exposure and profile that may lead to risk or return diversification. "There is potential that they would operate/perform differently," White said. "We do think ...

Alphinity Investment Management launches SDG-linked equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
Alphinity Investment Management has launched the Alphinity Sustainable Share Fund (SSF), which "seeks to address the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda in its investment." Bruce Smith, principal and portfolio manager of the Alphininty ...