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TelstraSuper joins Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... TelstraSuper we believe that effective stewardship is vital to protecting and enhancing long-term value for our members," the fund said. "We take these responsibilities seriously and are proud to be able to share this work with our members." The Code ...

Christian Super acquires stake in responsAbility Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Christian Super has acquired a "significant minority shareholding" in international asset manager responsAbility Investments. responsAbility is a leading impact asset manager with a focus on SDG-aligned investments in emerging economies. The company ...

Australian Ethical Investment Managing Director Phil Vernon to step down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... the company has grown from $20m to $200m and the company regularly ranks among Australia's fastest growing superannuation fund, said Steve Gibbs, chair of Australian Ethical. "On behalf of the board, I wish to extend my sincere thanks and gratitude to ...

CEFC, Ironstone Capital create Warada Capital, specialist joint venture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... greenfield projects. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation Warada Capital is an integrated development and fund management company that will draw on the experience and networks of the CEFC and Ironstone capital. It will focus on investments ...

Foresight Group hires Kim Nguyen to head Australian operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... equity asset manager with AU$5.3 billion under management, including significant investments in renewable energy projects. The fund manages more than AU$3.7 billion of energy infrastructure assets; including more than 100 operating solar plants in the ...

Global issuance of green bonds tops $100 billion to date in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
More than US$100 billion in green bonds has been issued in the first half of 2019, according to the Climate Bond Initiative. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative "This is the first time this key milestone has been reached in the first half the ...

Fidelity International develops proprietary sustainability ratings system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Fund Manager Fidelity International has developed a proprietary sustainability ratings system applicable to equity and fixed income assets. Jenn-Hui Tan, head of capital markets and corporate governance at Fidelity International. The system covers Fidelity's ...

NSW government to issue a second Sustainability & Social Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
The NSW Government announced that it will issue a Sustainability & Social Bond later this year. NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet New South Wales became the first state to establish the Sustainability Bond Programme in 2018 and successfully raised $1.8 ...

MSCI creates Climate Change Indexes tilted to low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... French utility company, has adopted the MSCI Climate Change Indexes as part of the company's â,¬28.1billion dedicated assets fund for secure financing of long-term nuclear commitments related to nuclear plant decommissioning expenses and long-term ...

AllianceBernstein launches Australian low-carbon equities strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... equities The AB Managed Volatility Equities�Green (Green MVE) strategy is based on the AB Managed Volatility Equities Fund, and "brings a greater focus to exploiting the typically low-carbon characteristics of many low-volatility stocks," ...