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Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... think running ESG themed portfolios will become a business driver for Omega? M Mc: We are currently out there talking to asset consultants, institutional investors and superannuation funds about it and initial interest has been strong. It's early days ...

AMP Capital fund buys stake in Indian clean energy company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... diligence stage and in the operational phase, consistent with the amount of operational control that AMP Capital has on an asset," AMP Capital told The Sustainability Report. Alison Cunniffe is ESG and sustainability manager for AMP Capital's infrastructure ...

Report: US$174bn global market for climate-themed bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... government could issue climate bonds for the broadband network." Climate-themed bonds provide a strong opportunity for Australian asset owners and fund managers, and Kidney said there is a demand from Australian investors. "We do think there is demand ...

Fund management bodies oppose ASX share placements proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) are opposing a proposal by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) to allow small to mid-cap companies to issue discounted new shares to investors via placements. ...

Perpetual to extend ESG dashboard to fixed income space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... decisions, including further reports on its universe of equities and preparing reports tailored to capture fixed income and asset backed securities. Pablo Berrutti Last year, Perpetual began the process of combining ESG research with the insights of ...

Superannuation funds increasingly act, invest sustainably

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
While 80% of superannuation funds have told research firm SuperRatings that they believe they have a responsibility to operate sustainably, only 20-30% of those respondents measure and report energy, waste and water usage regularly. In their annual ...

bankmecu, Foresters Community Finance partner on loan scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Lynch, national community banking manager at bankmecu. "Foresters have built up a really strong reputation in the community asset building space, assisting community organisations to build their expertise so they can better use their financial resources ...

Low Carbon Australia to provide financing to foundries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... on-bill financing with Energy Savings Guarantee. McDonald said the specialised knowledge that the finance providers have is an asset, because they understand the needs of the industry in this area. "Given that our finance providers are really looking ...

QIC selects Molpus Woodlands Group for timber mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... want to increase the allocations to our clients to real assets," James said. "Timber crosses over between having those real asset characteristics and having bond-like characteristics. It is different from infrastructure and real estate. For instance ...

UKSIF endorses Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) has joined National Australia Bank and other institutions in endorsing the Natural Capital Declaration, a financial sector declaration to address the use of natural capital by businesses. ...