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Climate Bond Initiative identifies nearly 400 green infrastructure projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... with international definitions of green include low carbon transport, renewable energy, sustainable water and waste management, and low carbon buildings. The infrastructure investment opportunities are explored based on these four sectors. Using the ...

Institutional investor appetite for low carbon investment strengthens: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... collective views of Australian and New Zealand investors with funds representing over 1.3 trillion in assets under management surveyed in May-June 2018. These investors include superannuation funds, asset managers and sovereign wealth funds. It is the ...

Vanguard Australia licenses FTSE Russell index for ESG-related products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... being issued in Australia and the US by the firm. Vanguard Australia is the largest provider of ETFs by assets under management in Australia and has 24 ETFs with $11.5 billion in funds under management, as of 31 July 2018. The index excludes companies ...

Pauline Vamos resigns as chief executive officer of Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... confidence in Australia's investment industry, through the provision of well-researched insights into ESG risks and their management," Regnan said in a statement. "The board reaffirmed its confidence in Regnan's executive leadership team and its ability ...

Bank Australia issues $125 million sustainability bond linked to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Bond Guidelines (SBG)a around the four pillars of use of proceeds, process for asset evaluation and selection, management of proceeds and reporting. "From our perspective, the use of proceeds is the most important to contemplate," Dawson ...

Nanuk Asset Management on sustainability aspects of artificial intelligence

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... changes in industries by "creating commercial solution efficiencies on an unprecedented scale," according to Nanuk Asset Management. Tristan Patience, investment manager, Nanuk Asset Management Nanuk believes that "AI excels at interpreting signals and ...

Man Group to augment responsible investment, stewardship activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... the Executive Committee at Man Group, closely aligned with clients and an incredible advocate at the top levels of management. Dual roles are pragmatic and they have helpful us rebase expectation around how we approach ESG at the fund strategy level. ...

Australian Ethical reports AUM of $2.82 billion in full year results

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... inflows and positive investment performance. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director Funds under management increased by 31% to $2.82 billion, up from $2.15 billion reported for the previous period. The increase was driven by strong ...

US activists target banks over finance to for-profit prisons, detention centres

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Christian Super divested from Broadspectrum (formerly Transfield Services) before its takeover by Ferrovial, and UCA Funds Management added Broadspectrum to its exclusion list. Other funds engaged with the companies on the contract. Ultimately, Ferrovial ...

Q&A: Yolanda Beattie, Mercer, talks Future IM/Pact initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... industry-sponsored initiative, Future IM/Pact, aimed at increasing the diversity of talent coming into the investment management industry, specifically the lack of women coming into - and progressing through - the industry. Future IM/Pact is an employee ...