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Nuveen secures $150m in commitments for Global Impact Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... the initial close of the strategy and has a target US$400 million offering. TIAA has invested US$100 million, and Danish pension fund Velliv committed US$50 million. Nuveen's Global Impact strategy seeks to drive positive change in two critical sustainable ...

UK pension fund to divest half its portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... achieving net-zero status by 2050 or earlier. It expects carbon emissions in its portfolio will have halved by 2030. The pension fund is immediately shifting close to $10 billion in equities - roughly 45% of its portfolio - to climate aware strategies ...

HSBC launches ESG portfolio reporting tool for asset owners, managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... director of market data for Securities Services at HSBC The new service will allow asset owners, such as insurance companies, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds, and the asset managers that invest their money, to keep track of the ESG ratings of ...

Taking a closer look at corporate lobbying on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... concern among investors is that it is delivered responsibly. To advance understanding in this area, in June 2020, Swedish pension fund AP7, BNP Paribas Asset Management and the Church of England Pensions Board announced that they were partnering with ...

Climate change and public health cannot be viewed in isolation: UNGCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... investment returns. It said there are consequences for individuals and businesses including health, general and life insurers, pension providers, investors, and emergency services and governments. The report notes that it is forecasted that heatwaves ...

First State Super joins Tobacco Free Finance Pledge Stamp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... finance movement," King said. "Moving to tobacco-free finance is firmly established as a mainstream action for banks, pension funds, insurers and asset managers committed to a sustainable future." The Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge in September 2018 at ...

Increased integration of ESG in securities lending: State Street Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... their securities lending criteria, but there are fewer examples from borrowers. ESG concerns led Japan's e Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan (GPIF) to suspend its securities lending program in December 2019, saying that securities lending was ...

FTSE Russell hires head of sustainable investment, Asia Pacific

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... in ESG and sustainable investment since 2008, including providing advisory research on stewardship implementation for pension funds and family office clients, drafting responsible investment policies and integrating sustainability policies into both ...

Integrating ESG considerations in securities lending programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... big market. You have the full spectrum of investors - ETFS, mutual funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, etc." Many asset owners such as superannuation funds have established securities lending programs, usually through custodians ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... the coordination of long-term climate change risk management is perhaps lagging that of super funds and international pension funds. This comes at a time when the recent Australian bushfires have enraged the public. Sound investment returns and managing ...