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First Sentier launches private debt strategy with renewable energy assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... initially focusing on loans to the renewable energy sector. The sustainable debt strategy has attracted a cornerstone investor that has made a financial commitment through a standalone First Sentier Investors managed trust structure. The first tranche ...

Steep rise in demand for ESG wealth management products: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
A majority of Australians say they have sustainability goals for their investments, but many feel their wealth manager "falls short" in understanding their values. There is an overall growth in "for purpose" investing in wealth management clients, according ...

New CEO search underway for IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
The chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) will step down after six years in the role to join a leading professional services firm. Emma Herd joined IGCC in 2015 following fifteen years in sustainable finance in the banking ...

Responsible investors called to action on First Nations Peoples

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Educating and inspiring investors in how they engage with First Nations Peoples is part of the expanding remit of responsible investing, according to Kado Muir, chair of the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance and the National Native Title Council. ...

Calculating value of biodiversity: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Biodiversity and the value of ecosystem services are a critical part of a healthy global economy, with investors working to calculate risk and opportunity on investment portfolios. BNP Paribas Asset Management has named biodiversity as one of its key ...

S&P Dow Jones launches new ESG indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched sustainable versions of its Dividend Aristocrats suite of indices. S&P Developed ESG Dividend Aristocrats Index, the S&P ESG High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index, the S&P Global ESG Dividend Aristocrats Index, the ...

Client demand pushing action on ESG conversation: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Retail investor demand for ESG products across the spectrum is intensifying, but advisers are still working to incorporate questions to figure out their clients' appetite for products in the ethical space. Moving from conversation to action, and ...

APRA emphasises "compounding effect" of climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... consider both the risks and opportunities that the transition to a low carbon economy creates." Emma Herd, CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) says the guide will "go a long way to consolidating the accelerating action across the financial ...

Earth Day brings tidings of climate change commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Timed to commemorate Earth Day 2021, FS Sustainability has received a plethora of announcements and commitments from investors, businesses and beloved consumer goods pledging action on climate change. To name and annotate each organisation making a ...

Using total portfolio management to gain China, ESG exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Investors can use a total portfolio risk and active management approach to gain exposure to Chinese assets without a negative impact on overall sustainability profile, according to Willis Towers Watson. Investors are interested in allocating capital ...