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ISS ESG launches Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
ISS ESG has launched the Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series, which identifies companies with top environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance based on ISS ESG ratings. ISS ESG is the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder ...

TelstraSuper joins Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
TelstraSuper has signed on to the Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The code was developed by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) in 2018 as a way to increase the transparency and accountability ...

Christian Super acquires stake in responsAbility Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... offices worldwide, and total revenue of portfolio companies is more than US$18 billion. responsAbility has expanded its investor base for its range of 15 funds over the years from Switzerland to various international markets, including the Nordics, the ...

Foresight Group hires Kim Nguyen to head Australian operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Infrastructure and private equity investment manager Foresight Group has hired Kim Nguyen head of its Australian operations to lead Foresight's expansion in the energy infrastructure sector in Australia. Kim Nguyen, head of Australia, Foresight Group ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... would top the lists of green bond issuers "as the combination of the TEG outcomes, TCFD compliance and institutional investor expectations collectively influence transition-based investment and capital allocation decisions."

Low Carbon Readiness Index measures motivation to reduce carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Identifying the level of personal motivation to reduce household carbon emissions can predict people's general engagement in low carbon behaviours, with the development of a Low Carbon Readiness Index (LCRI). The CRC for Low Carbon Living (CRCLCL) ...

Fidelity International develops proprietary sustainability ratings system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... stock and security-picking approach lends itself to the incorporation of ESG-related data, Tan said. "We're an active investor, and we pick stocks from a bottom-up fundamental perspective," he said. "To supply that level of ESG integration or to provide ...

NSW government to issue a second Sustainability & Social Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... environmental and social issues in New South Wales by taking an innovative approach," Perrottet said. "Diversifying our investor base in this way will help us effectively deliver programs that matter." The Green Bond issued last year is the largest single ...

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 ...