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First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... respond, what do we do," McDonald said. "In terms of the fixed income team, that means how do we focus on sustainability bonds, or green bonds, and elevate that into a strategy from the fund. If we look at the real assets team, with the assets that we ...

Australian Unity launches green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... bond fund captures both increased demand for green investment options and the fact that there is a deeper market for green bonds, said Bill Bovingdon, chief investment officer, Altius. The fund will invest in green bonds that demonstrate clear use of ...

Data enhances case for ESG as separate, interrelated factor to quality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... performance that includes ESG criteria; and a new set of values that may lead to the growth of certain markets including social bonds. "You can build an investment process around ESG," Sekine said. "Now as we look at what's in the marketplace, you ...

Korea Housing Finance Corporation prices COVID-19 social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... new Covered Bond at a near-zero yield twice in a row, driven by the globally recognized stability of KHFC-issued Covered Bonds and the high scarcity value of 'COVID-19 Response' Social Bond," said Jung-Hwan Lee, CEO of KHFC. "We expect the issuance of ...

HKEX, SSGA join Climate Bond Initiative Partners Programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) and State Street Global Advisors have joined the Climate Bonds Initiative's Partners Programme. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative The Partners Programme is designed to support investor and stakeholder ...

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 ...