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AXA IM to launch fourth impact investing strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers will launch its fourth private market impact investing strategy later this year, focusing on opportunities healthcare and financial inclusion of consumers in emerging markets. The private market strategy will focus on regions ...

Extreme weather increases through Autumn 2019: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Autumn 2019 had the second most extreme season in Australia in the number of hot days ever recorded, according to the Australian Actuaries Climate Index. "The frequency of extreme high temperatures in Autumn 2019 was 96% above the long-term average ...

Emerging markets bring exposure to unmanaged ESG risk: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Investors in emerging markets are exposed to more unmanaged environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk than in developed markets, according to analysis from Sustainalytics. Martin Vezer, manager, thematic research, Sustainalytics Sustainalytics ...

Australia's green bond issuance tops $15 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
Australia issued $15.6 billion in green bonds as of the end of June, yet there is a pipeline of more than 400 green infrastructure investment projects, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative The Climate ...

Investment in climate-related opportunities grow: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
Investor appetite for climate-related investment opportunities continues to grow, with 90% of investors surveyed by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) saying they are implementing low carbon strategies. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of ...

Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
A greater number of ASX listed companies are providing more information around environmental, social and governance (ESG) material issues, but "glaring gaps" remain, particularly around workplace fatality statistics, according to research from the Australian ...

QIC Shopping Centre Fund issues $300m certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
The QIC Shopping Centre Fund (QSCF) has issued a AU$300 million Climate Bond-certified green bond. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative Proceeds of the bond will fund capital expenditure associated with its asset development and sustainability ...

Brightlight Investment Management allocates to DPN Casa Capace

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
Brightlight Investment Management has invested with specialist disability housing provider DPN Casa Capace to develop appropriate housing solutions for NDIS participants. Sam Khalil, DPN founder and group managing director DPN Casa Capace is part of ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
BlackRock Investment Management has launched a new unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund. The fund is benchmarked to a customised Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Select ex-Fossil Fuels Index and is AUD hedged. It is "designed for ...

Regnan reports depth, impact of engagement in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) advisory specialist Regnan held engagements with 54 companies during the 2019 financial year, and reported that 88% of those engagements demonstrated progress. Alison Ewings, engagement program manager, Regnan ...