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Principles for sustainable economic stimulus in coronavirus response: WRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
As governments around the world enact massive stimulus bills to ensure that economies do not implode during the coronavirus pandemic, funds should be allocated towards projects that build sustainable economic growth, according to the World Resources ...

Lighthouse Infrastructure hires Alex O'Dea as investment director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
Sustainable infrastructure fund Lighthouse Infrastructure has hired Alex O'Dea to the newly created role of investment director. O'Dea joins Lighthouse Infrastructure in April, and will focus on portfolio management, investment strategy and product ...

Thinking about the future of work in the time of coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... home-based interactions. Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia It will be an undefined long period before corporate, investment, government and community leaders can assess the full quantitative and qualitative information that is being assembled ...

CCA publishes climate policy toolkit for transition to net-zero economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Climate Change (IGCC) "Transitioning to a low-emissions economy will require a reorientation of public and private investment away from high-emitting activities towards existing, emerging and new low-emissions industries," according to Prospering in ...

Emerging markets present opportunities for impact investing: 57 Stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
An impact investment portfolio that seeks out investments in healthcare, tech-enabled consumer, financial services addressing financial exclusion and opportunities in emerging markets is in an unusual position in the first stages of the global response ...

Teachers Mutual Bank's certified responsible products hit $1.17 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... July and 31 December 2019. Teachers Mutual Bank has five products certified as responsible products by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)'s certification program. Those five products are part of the bank's Debt Issuance Programme ...

Forum360 highlights case for virtual shopping for fund managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... investors and advisers to meet with active managers, to both minimise the need for face to face meetings as well as replace investment letters and other types of communication that previously took the place of face-to-face interaction. "We don't think ...

Praemium enhances ESG tools with SMA, research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Australian Shares Portfolio to the Praemium SMA and providing ESG research from Sustainalytics. Damian Cilmi, head of investment managers and governance, Praemium This is the first time this portfolio has been accessible via a Separately Managed Account ...

Cromwell Property Group reports on sustainability progress for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... chief sustainability officer As of 30 June 2019, Cromwell has a market capitalisation of $3 billion, a direct property investment portfolio in Australia valued at $2.5 billion and total assets under management of $11.9 billion across Australia, New Zealand ...

Australians accept climate science, but don't link to ethical super: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... fund that demonstrated it invested in a socially, environmentally and ethically responsible way, and had a history of investment returns that were the same as other funds. Paperwork, performance and fees were rated as the biggest barriers to choosing ...