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Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... international listed equities, 22% in Australian listed equities and 4.1% in unlisted equities.8 30.8% of funds were invested in bonds and short-term "cash" instruments, 14.4% of funds were invested in property and infrastructure, and 3.3% were invested ...

Integrating ethics goes beyond ESG screens: Nucleus Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... criteria. The portfolios are actively managed and based on blue chip international and Australian socks, cash and government bonds. Approximately two thirds of the wealth manager's clientele apply some form of screening, said Damien Klassen, CEO of Nucleus ...

First State Super joins global call for SDG focus to post-COVID recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... that they had taken "significant steps to address the fallout of the pandemic," citing mobilising capital through COVID-19 bonds, providing liquidity to customers and suppliers and "seeking viable investment opportunities for our beneficiaries and clients ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Performance Report 2020, "the vast majority of impact investment products are dominated by green, social and sustainability bonds ($17 billion), while the remaining $2.9 billion in impact investments held by Australian investors comprise real assets ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... income ETF, GBND, in 2019. GBND is based on a diversified portfolio of fixed-rate, investment-grade global and Australian bonds, with a significant allocation to green bonds. Vynokur confirmed that the three ETFs have seen $290 million in new inflows ...

ESG focus on climate change, income inequality: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... over the past years." The RIIM integrates data such as the GINI coefficient, which is fed through to analysis of sovereign bonds, Drew said. "We have looked at COVID-19, it's a huge topic of discussion with at least the vast majority of companies we're ...

Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The sustainable bond sector has continued to evolve to include issuance of social bonds explicitly linked to COVID-19 impacts. Michael Chen, head of sustainable finance, Westpac Institutional Bank Thus far, supranational, sovereign and agency (SSA) ...

Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... also facilitate regional cooperation, including in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Separately, the Climate Bonds Initiative launched the Hong Kong Green Bond Market Briefing 2019, an overview of the Hong Kong market. The briefing found ...

Vietnam a source of green infrastructure projects, pipeline: CBI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has identified 16 green infrastructure projects and a sample pipeline of approximately 40 projects in Vietnam. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative CBI released the Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities ...

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... better than on average than their lower rated peers from the start of the year up to March 23, in an unadjusted basis. The bonds of the 149 A-rated companies returned -9.23% on average, compared with -13.16% for B-rated companies and -17.14% for C rated ...