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Rainmaker Group acquires The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... taking into account environmental, sustainability and governance (ESG) factors is now a mainstream investment issue for all fund trustee boards, their fiduciaries and the capital markets," said Christopher Page, Rainmaker managing director. Illustrating ...

Climate change, ageing population to cause twin impacts: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Climate change will impact the health and finances of elderly Australians at increasing rates over coming decades, necessitating wide ranging policy responses to manage social, economic and public health implications, according to a report by the Actuaries ...

MSCI issues guide for investor reporting to TCFD guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... objective - is it to have a better world, or is it to have a more resilient portfolio, for example?" Currently, there are six fund management groups that have signed on to the TCFD as supporters - Australian Ethical Investment, Pendal Group, Intrinsic ...

Aberdeen Standard Investments hires Danielle Welsh-Rose

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has hired Danielle Welsh-Rose as ESG investment director with regional responsibilities. Danielle Welsh-Rose, ESG investment director, Aberdeen Standard Investments Welsh-Rose will support the integration of ESG factors ...

Christian Super signs Operating Principles for Impact Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Christian Super has become the first superannuation fund to sign the Operating Principles for Impact Management. Ross Piper, Christian Super CEO The principles were developed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to set a market standard for ...

RIAA launches refreshed Certification Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... banking products, O'Connor noted. "It's a model where any type of product can fit through the standard - a private equity fund, a banking product, etc.," he said. "We've just put through Teachers Mutual Bank at a wholesale level.. The way we've set the ...

Amundi focuses on green private credit market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Asset manager Amundi has launched an investment program aimed at developing the green private credit market in Europe, with a focus on small-scale projects. Amundi is partnering with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to launch the Green Credit Continuum ...

AXA IM to launch fourth impact investing strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... co-investments, and partnerships," AXA IM noted. This fourth strategy comes after the successful first close of the AXA Impact Fund Climate and Biodiversity earlier this year, which has secured US$175 million in commitments. The dedicated impact investing ...

DomaCom points to wind farm crowdfunding campaign as model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
An innovative crowdfunding campaign platform for direct property investment is pointing to a recent campaign to fund investment in the Sapphire Wind Farm in New South Wales as a new model for funding renewable energy investment. Arthur Naoumidis, chief ...

Robeco on ESG integration, SDGs and impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Fund manager Robeco has developed a framework which assesses the impact of companies towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of its integrated approach to sustainability in investing. Masja Zandbergen, head of sustainability ...