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BetaShares' Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... also removed. FAIR also applies a gender diversity screen to companies in the index as well. "Demand for sustainable investing products is on the rise in Australia," Vynokur said. "Many investors, and particularly millennial Australians, are prioritising ...

Taiwan Bureau of Labor Funds selects FTSE4Good for ESG passive mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... FTSE4Good TIP Taiwan ESG Index is part of FTSE Russell's Sustainable Investment index and data offering. "As sustainable investing is gaining traction among international investment communities, institutional investors in Taiwan are also placing priority ...

BetaShares sees increased demand for "true to label" ethical products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... sustainability. ETHI and FAIR have more than $200 million in assets between them, Vynokur said. "The term sustainable investing and responsible investing is quite a broad term," Vynokur said. "A variety of investment strategies could be described as ...

Climate Bonds Initiative analyses bond issuance from second quarter 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... performance of green bonds by the Climate Bonds Initiative," said Julie Fox Gorte, Ph.D, senior vice president for sustainable investing, Pax World. "It is nice to see that green bonds are in demand, as well as information on credit spreads and performance. ...

IGCC annual conference discusses managing climate change risk, solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... Investments, noted that Mercer had identified 10 funds with strategies either in low carbon, low-Risk, or sustainable investing approaches, as well as separate managed accounts (SMAs) that have broad-market appraochs to managing carbon risk in Austraila. ...

Rosenberg Equities analysis suggests low-carbon income strategy possible

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... how it's possible, from a practical, portfolio construction perspective," said Kathryn McDonald, head of sustainable investing at Rosenberg Equities, AXA IM. "Essentially, what we show is that we really can just remove some of the largest polluters ...

International Finance Corporation launches NZ dollar-denominated green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... said Mike Faville, BNZ head of debt capital markets. "This bond is a critical step in opening up green and sustainable investing opportunities in NZ dollars, and we thank IFC for its continued commitment to the New Zealand market and its development. ...

Man Group appoints Steven Desmyter head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Investor, London Review of Books, Global Times, Aftenposten and most recently as contributing author in Sustainable Investing: Revolutions in Theory and Practice (Routledge, 2017).

PIMCO launches ESG Global Bond Fund in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... Zealand The PIMCO ESG Global Bond Fund is the firm's first dedicated ESG fund offered to Australian clients. "Sustainable investing is increasingly an important focus for many of our clients, yet there is a shortage of compelling ESG-oriented fixed income ...

BetaShares launches ETHI sustainability-themed ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... industries. They're large cap companies as well. The key benefits are the ability to invest in impact and sustainable investing, and doing so in a diversified portfolio that is cost-effective." The ETHI ETF has a management fee of 49 basis points, "plus ...