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LUCRF selects Northern Trust for ESG-screened mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Labour Union Co-operative Retirement Fund (LUCRF) has appointed Northern Trust Asset Management's international business to manage an AU$220 million global equity index mandate that incorporates the fund's environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...

Sustainability reporting a source of key business value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainability reporting has become a vital means for companies to communicate non-financial indicators to capital markets, and regulatory changes in the Australian market mean that companies must think through their sustainability reporting strategies ...

LGS Taps AMP Capital for social infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) will invest in AMP Capital's Community Infrastructure Fund (CommIF), a decision influenced by the social and environmental qualities that are part of the fund, said Bill Hartnett, LGS's head of sustainability. Bill Hartnett ...

J.P. Morgan, GIIN report uptick in impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... 2014," said Amit Bouri, managing director at the GIIN and co-author of the report. " The survey demonstrates increased capital commitments and diversity as many investors are making allocations across investment instruments, sectors, and regions. Overall ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... rate of return on investment visâ€A â€vis highâ€carbon alternatives often resulting in higher cost of capital." " The thing that we don't yet know and we need to design in terms of a response, will the money come through companies ...

SVA provides $800,000 financing to Indigenous company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... that are in the earlier stages in their growth," he said. "As a result of that, there is a need for support beyond the capital. With Iman Operations, we are linking them with our pro bono partners in Brisbane and providing some chartered accountancy ...

World Bank issues $300m Australian Kangaroo Green Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... AU$100 million of the total bond. The bond was placed with 15 investors in total, including Aberdeen Asset Management, AMP Capital, Australian Ethical Investment Ltd, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Local Government Super, and QBE Insurance ...

University of Sydney issues second impact investing report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... foundations and the superannuation perspective as well," said Kylie Charlton, co-founder and managing director of Unitus Capital and co-author of the study. "In reviewing the legal and regulatory environments, they said there is no legal impediment for ...

Green Bond Principles jumps to 25 banking supporters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... guidelines on the development and issuance of green bond - nearly doubled its number of supporters to 25 and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has been appointed secretariat. The Green Bond Principles were launched in January with 12 ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability report. New Forests, a private company, reported managing AU$1.95 billion in aggregate assets and committed capital, an increase of 50%. During the 2012/2013 financial year, the company completed investing in their Australia New Zealand ...