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Neuberger Berman closes $280m private equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Neuberger Berman has announced the final close of a private equity impact fund that raised $280 million from investors, including Australian superannuation funds. The NB Private Equity Impact Fund invests in direct and fund investments that seek to ...

New CEO search underway for IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... to build our team and expertise in the financial services segment," Dabbs says. Herd spoke at FS Sustainability 's digital roundtable on the future of sustainable investment late last year, noting that because Australian institutional investors own ...

Local pick-up a key to reducing emissions in e-commerce: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... last-mile has never been greater," Rouhani said. "Organisations with innovative local fulfilment strategies and that lead in digital adoption and sustainable business practices will become tomorrow's industry leaders." In late 2020 Accenture and ...

Global digitalisation impacting environmental, social factors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... not the future we imagine, but last year, we had the lowest carbon emissions increase on record, while acceleration in digital investment increased significantly last year." "Increased digitalisation can go hand in hand with decarbonisation." Janus Henderson ...

C-suite executives cite climate as top risk to growth: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... utilities as areas of heightened activities. This also goes to the thinking about technological disruption, Larocca added. "Digital transformation had a future-proofing investment thesis, and COVID-19 turned this on the head in that 90% have turned the ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... was cruel to society and harsh for our economy, it also had its benefits - organisations and government agencies went digital overnight, and most say we leapfrogged five to ten years in digital transformation and technology adoption. During 2020, when ...

Industry superannuation fund ESG options surpass $10 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... According to UniSuper's webpage for the option, the major holdings of the fund option in descending order are: Tesla, Digital Realty Trust, SolarEdge Technologies, Samsung SDI, Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Cleanaway Waste Management, Citrix Systems ...

Australian Ethical tops $5 billion in assets under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... that the fund's growth in advisory meant staffing up that side of the business to meet demand, including hiring a digital client relationship manager. Simons reiterated that development. "The way we define ourselves is, we're an ethical investment ...

The future is now: the future of sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... fast-evolving sector of the industry. If this is the first time you've come across this publication, FS Sustainability is a weekly digital publication that reports on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues that affect how investors and Australian ...

Solar, residential financier issues certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
A leading digital first finance provider for solar and home improvements has announced Australia's first 100% green certified asset backed securitisation (ABS). Brighte's has issued a $190 million ABS, solely arranged by National Australia Bank. ...