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Climate change impacts "top of mind" for investors: Nuveen Real Estate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... pumps, making sure lighting is LED, insulation, glazing. It's a package of measures that differs across the different property types, and what we do now is planning that work over the next decade or so to make sure we can get the buildings to net zero." ...

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 ...

Extreme weather increases through Autumn 2019: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... index could be linked to a risk factor, Andrews said. "The next step could be combining the raw data with, for example, property damage insurance costs," he said. "You could get, link the data to bushfire damage, by getting bushfire costs and attaching ...

QIC Shopping Centre Fund issues $300m certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... statement from the Climate Bonds Initiative. "Issuing a green bond is an important milestone for QSCF and the retail property sector globally, and is an endorsement of QIC GRE's progress and ongoing focus on sustainability," said Michael O'Brien, managing ...

Brightlight Investment Management allocates to DPN Casa Capace

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... needs, DPN Casa Capace said. "DPN Casa Capace is not only headed by housing specialists with decades of experience in property investment and construction, it is leading the design for disability housing in Australia," said Sam Khalil, DPN founder and ...

HNW, UHNW "do not deeply consider ESG issues": Crestone wealth report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... also found that HNW and UHNW concentrate wealth in only three asset classes: cash, Australian equities and residential property. "One of the keys that stood out from our point of view as wealth advisors is the lack of diversification," said Rob Holder ...

Foresight Group hires Kim Nguyen to head Australian operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... coming years," Nguyen said. "This offers savvy investors a compelling alternative at a time when traditional equities and property strategies are becoming less attractive. "Foresight's extensive experience, in mature and diverse markets, gives it a strategic ...

Local Government Super direct property portfolio certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has achieved carbon neutral certification for all NABERS rated buildings in its direct property portfolio. It is Australia's first NABERS rated property portfolio to achieve carbon neutral certification against the National ...

ACSI research outlines guidelines to assessing Modern Slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
Five sectors of ASX200 companies - mining, financial services, construction and property, food, beverages and agriculture and healthcare - are most at risk of exposure to modern slavery, according to new research commissioned by the Australian Council ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... specificed the challenge of insuring a warmer planet as one of its 10 risks for 2019. "On top of the physical risks, [Property and Casualty] insurers' underwriting and investment activities expose them to indirect carbon risks," Sustainalytics noted ...