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Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... there is growing demand. Retail and institutional interest in ESG and ethical fixed income products is increasing across all asset classes, said David Macri, CIO of Australian Ethical Investments. Australian Ethical in 2014 launched the Fixed Interest ...

Local Councils "missing out" on clean energy solutions: CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... budgets while meeting environmental goals," Madders said. "This kind of sustainable borrowing is integral to prudent long-term asset management, which is especially important given the significant infrastructure challenge that councils face. Importantly ...

Dimensional Fund Advisors launches Global Sustainability Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... from practices such as tobacco, gambling, alcohol, child labour, cluster munitions, pornography and factory farming, the asset manager said. Dimensional's methodology is augmented by its internal research team in the US as well as third-party research ...

MEP Werke GmbH, Strasser Capital join Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Kidney, Climate Bonds CEO. "We are looking forward to working with Strasser Capital and MEP Werke in stimulating innovative asset backed financing programmes, ones that promote depth in the green bond market of Europe's largest economy," Kidney said. ...

Verdia to assist companies on energy efficiency project design

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Westpac said. Verdia can help businesses design effective projects, procure high quality equipment and assist with ongoing asset management. Verdia's service offering enables property owners to access highly technical expertise that they may not have ...

GRESB hires Lonneke Lowik as new head of operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Benchmark from the Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA), a lobbying organization for the infrastructure asset class which she helped launch. Prior to GIIA, Lowik was the director of research and market information, and later ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... community, company and country level, and clearly the countries that have to lead on that," Bell said. On the investor side, asset owners and asset managers are also integrating the parts of the goals that apply to them. The Principles for Responsible ...

Westpac Group issues $500m climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... until the bond's maturity. See Also: Demand exceeds supply in Australian green bond market FlexiGroup prices first green asset-backed security transaction ANZ issues $600m green bond

Citi, Credit Suisse top ESG RA Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... for their Australian ESG/SRI AGM Series. ESG RA is an association of Australian superannuation funds, fund managers and asset consultants whose mission is to increase the quantity and quality of broker research in Australia that includes consideration ...

CEFC commits to Westpac Efficient Financing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Westpac said. Verdia can help businesses design effective projects, procure high quality equipment and assist with ongoing asset management, said Alastair Welsh, Westpac general manager, commercial. "Westpac and Verdia will work with customers to design ...