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UK pension fund to divest half its portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... in thermal coal, oil sands and arctic drilling. NEST, home to more than nine million members, has introduced a new investment policy aimed at achieving net-zero status by 2050 or earlier. It expects carbon emissions in its portfolio will have halved ...

Majority of asset owners identify ESG importance: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Australian asset owners believe that ESG considerations are either very important or moderately important to setting investment strategy and implementation, according to a recent survey conducted by consultancy bfinance. bfinance recently conducted a ...

MUFG appoints Rob Ward head of project finance, ESG finance, Oceania

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... charge of both our Project Finance and ESG Finance businesses," said Drew Riethmuller, head of global corporate and investment Banking, Oceania. "Our project Finance franchise across Oceania is a significant part of our organisation and Rob's leadership ...

State Street Global Advisors to list new ESG ETF on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... distribution. "For the last few years, the feedback we've been receiving from investors is that they want to align their investment strategies more with their values," Victor said. "When we heard that news, we saw there was an opportunity to provide ...

BetaShares launches currency-hedged version of ethical ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Global Sustainability Leaders ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: HETH). "Currency exposure can be a significant driver of investment returns," said Alex Vynokur, BetaShares CEO. "We are adding to our range of currency-hedged ETFs in response to significant ...

Increase in linking environmental, social metrics to remuneration: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... superannuation fund First State Super announced its Climate Change Portfolio Transition Plan, Liza McDonald, head of responsible investment at First State Super, pointed to the AGL announcement and noted that they are looking for clear signals from companies ...

HSBC launches ESG portfolio reporting tool for asset owners, managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... securities services with independent measurement of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues in their investment portfolios. Chris Johnson, director of market data for Securities Services at HSBC The new service will allow asset owners ...

Sefa to increase financing to social enterprises and build resilience

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... organisations that they have the six months' repayment holiday offered under the scheme." Sefa is also inviting potential investment partners as part of this process, with Ebeling noting that the firm is approaching potential partners in the foundation ...

Research project to study sustainable forestry in East Arnhem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia (FWPA), which is managing the project. In addition, The University of the Sunshine Coast is making a significant investment in the project, DEAL said. The three year project will include mapping and reporting of the forests of East Arnhem and ...

ARENA grants additional funding for Monash Uni renewables study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... according to Monash University. ARENA will contribute a further $495,680 to the project, bringing the combined project investment to $1.3 million, said Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor. The project is supported by the Australian Energy Market Operator ...