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MSCI creates Climate Change Indexes tilted to low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
MSCI has created a new set of Climate Change Indexes designed to "help investors navigate and measure the investment opportunities and risks associated with the transition to a low carbon economy." The new MSCI Climate Change Indexes re-weight securities ...

AllianceBernstein launches Australian low-carbon equities strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... low-carbon characteristics of many low-volatility stocks," according to AllianceBernstein. The Myer Foundation became a seed investor in December 2018, and the CEFC has provided a cornerstone investment commitment of up to $50 million. "It's a strategy ...

Pengana WHEB Sustainable Investing Impact Report identifies positives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... and society, that's what we want to look for," Latham said. "That's how we define our strategy." WHEB is a bottom-up investor focused on long-term returns. "Our core focus is less about trying to tactically position the portfolio with shorter term market ...

UCA Funds Management rebrands as U Ethical, seeks growth, clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has rebranded as U Ethical, emphasising the fund manager's history of ethical investing while reaching out to connect with new potential investors, according to CEO Mathew Browning. The brand renewal process began a year ago. "It ...

CEFC takes $51m stake in Victoria's Kiamal Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has made its third equity investment in a large-scale renewable energy development, taking a $51 million stake in Victoria's 200MW (AC) Kiamal Solar Farm. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation ...

ASX200 hits target of 30% women on boards: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Women now comprise 30% of ASX200 boards, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO "This milestone represents the culmination of years of work by ACSI and others to increase the number of women ...

Insight Investment applies traffic light analysis to green, impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Global asset manager Insight Investment has applied a traffic light score to impact bonds, and found that "many of the instruments coming to market fall short of minimum standards for sustainability." Josh Kendall, senior ESG analyst, Insight Investment ...

Factor investing such as ESG strategies can be wise approach: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are challenged by being in the late stages of the investment cycle, and the next earning cycle will be the "first test" of ESG strategies outside of an expansionary period, according to AXA Investment Managers. Kathryn McDonald ...

Impact Investment Partners on Indigenous Infrastructure Investment Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... investments we're looking to access are proprietary deals, once-offs, and typically out of reach for the normal infrastructure investor." Impact Investment Partners touts its experience in engaging with Indigenous communities as central to its investment ...

Legg Mason launches QS Investors Global Responsible Investment Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Legg Mason has launched the Legg Mason QS Investors Global Responsible Investment Fund, a global equity fund that integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis and ethical screens. The fund uses the investment expertise of wholly owned ...