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Frasers Property inks fresh sustainability-linked loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... launched in 2020. The framework provides overarching criteria and guideline, using the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) ratings as part of the framework. It guides the group in how it enters "multiple sustainable finance transactions ...

Alphinity launches sustainable ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... "attractive prospective returns." Since launch in June 2021 XASG's underlying fund has returned 2.3% p.a,, outperforming the benchmark by 1.1%. In addition to XASG, Alphinity has also listed the actively managed Alphinity Global Equity Fund (XALG). The ...

Podcast: What's ahead for 2023 - Simon O'Connor

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... organisations engaged in responsible, ethical and impact investing across Australia and New Zealand. The latest RIAA benchmark report finds that Australian assets managed using responsible investment approaches now account for 43% of the total market. ...

US attorneys general call out proxy advisers for "woke" agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... proposal based on such policy. Put simply, Glass Lewis does not decide how its clients vote. "Your letter characterizes our benchmark policy as Glass Lewis' 'pledge' or 'commitment' or even 'advocacy' for a particular position. That fundamentally ...

Climate skills demand outstrips supply in finance: UTS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Finance Skills Partnership, with an annual Australian Sustainable Finance Skills Report providing a mechanism to benchmark development on an annual basis. "That's where it comes to the solution which is around the competencies that an ...

Carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... controversial, the Coalition said it would establish a precedent whereby investment performance is no longer the sole benchmark and purpose of super. "It will open the floodgates to every tangential idea being a justification for super funds to perform ...

Cbus adopts EU climate reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Cbus Super has updated its climate change roadmap to meet their 2030 target of reducing emissions by 45%, while changing is reporting for portfolio emissions that sees the fund's reported emissions reductions restated to reflect real-world outcomes. ...

Altius Asset Management publishes first impact report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... calculated that the carbon emissions of their combined portfolio are slightly more than 70% below their comparative benchmark. Altius has released its first impact report, which provides disclosure on the fund's environmental profile as well as the ...

Hejaz Financial Services funds certified responsible invesments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... 4. Accounts for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues 5. Mandatory disclosures - holdings, performance, benchmark, investable universe, sustainability outcomes and engagement and voting practices 6. Active stewards - stewardship practices ...

Vanguard, Hejaz, abrdn launch sustainable products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Australia. The Hejaz Equities Fund aims to achieve a total return equal to movements in the MSCI World Islamic Index Benchmark. The fund targets a 15% annual return net of fees and currently has $70 million under management. The Hejaz Property Fund (applies ...