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CEFC, ANZ provide discount finance for SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... the economy, including more than $66 million in the agriculture sector, $30.9 million in manufacturing, $26.7 million in retail and wholesaling and $21.8 million in mining. More than $1 billion of CEFC finance has been deployed to help commercial borrowers ...

Pact Group commits to reducing emissions 50% by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... packaging manufacturing facilities around Australia to have the capability and capacity to increase the recycled content in retail products such as milk bottles and food packaging. "Our vision is to lead the circular economy with a focus on investing ...

Strong demand for ESG products, but education needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Retail investors and financial advisers are reporting strong levels of action on ESG investing, but recent research suggests that both sides of the conversation are seeking further education and have doubts about greenwashing and alignment between personal ...

Calls for transformation, climate skill in AGL board renewal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... this week, AGL withdrew a demerger proposal to split the energy provider into two separate businesses - AGL Australia (retail business) and Accel Energy (coal and gas-fired power plants). The decision was opposed by shareholders including Grok Ventures ...

Strong flow of new ESG funds brought to market: Equity Trustees

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... manufacturers, whereas other managers are really focused on green or carbon neutral companies." Equity Trustees found that retail fund flows over the year to April 2022 had increased from $4.3 billion to almost $6 billion. Wholesale fund flows increased ...

RIAA certifies two Real Asset Management funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Property Fund. The fund consists of a geographically diversified and defensive portfolio of pure medical and essential retail-based properties, underpinned by a high-quality essential services tenant profile including hospital operators and leading national ...

Australian Shareholders' Association issues net zero policy for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... discussing the risks of not managing material ESG issues appropriately, but this is our first policy statement." ASA represents retail shareholders and through hits membership body monitors approximately 170 of the ASX200 companies directly, Waterhouse ...

Strong demand for ESG managed accounts: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Retail investor demand for authentic ESG financial products is increasing across all demographic groups and translating into increased interest in managed accounts, according to Praemium. Particularly as millennials begin to approach there "peak period ...

Low carbon ETF launches on SGX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... combined AUM of ETFs listed on SGX has grown by 170%, crossing S$13 billion as at end of March 2022, SGX noted. The number of retail ETF investors has also increased by over 150% during the same period. "This listing comes at a time when companies' decarbonisation ...

QIC adds office fund to net zero commitment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... commitment. The $328 million QIC Office Fund (QOF) is part of QIC's $17.2 billion real estate portfolio comprising circa 40 retail, commercial and industrial properties across Australia and the US on behalf of institutional investment clients. QIC will ...