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U Ethical on resilience, engagement during COVID-19

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... etc., and we're underweight materials, sothat's reduced some of that variability." U Ethical is also slightly underweight banks in Australia and internationally, mainly because they deemed the stocks overvalued, rather than as a response to the Royal ...

Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... because you can include and swap in and out green and other social assets, which gives you more flexibility." Australian banks potentially would be a source of COVID-19 related issuance as well - both Westpac and NAB have sustainability themed bond programs ...

Vietnam a source of green infrastructure projects, pipeline: CBI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... risk and supporting sustainable economic growth. It provides a new platform for engagement between governments, development banks and global investors around green finance to fund new infrastructure." The report notes that regionally, Vietnam has one ...

ASEAN green bond issuance reaches US$7.8bn: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... now acting, in Europe, China and Singapore. These policy shifts will have an impact. Regional governments, companies and banks have to get ahead of that wave of change." ASEAN issuance represented 3% of the global total and 12% of the Asia-Pacific region ...

Fundamental portfolio managers analyse ESG performance of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... financials have underperformed in this environment. Although I have to say, we have been encouraged by the response that banks have had to COVID. It is actually encouraging to see them put community above profits. "I would also say, because we're ...

ESG indices, products faring relatively better in coronavirus response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Both ETHI and FAIR exclude companies with a material exposure to fossil fuels, and FAIR excludes the big four Australian banks. This means that when an oil price war broke out earlier this year between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the ETFs were already insulated ...

Majority expect savings, super to be ethically invested: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... investments lead to better performance outcomes has skyrocketed with 67% of Australians believing ethical or responsible banks perform better in the long term and 62% for super funds, a 33% rise since RIAA conducted its last consumer research, in 2017. ...

Teachers Mutual Bank's certified responsible products hit $1.17 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... our portfolio reflects the growth in our certified products." All new retail mortgage and deposit products sold via the banks' four brands Firefighters - Mutual Bank, Health Professionals Bank, Teachers Mutual Bank, and UniBank - are Certified Responsible ...

Forum360 highlights case for virtual shopping for fund managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... distribution, Hirst said. "A company can distribute via media, brokers, proxy firms, whether that's the adviser groups, or private banks," he said. "This is about working in a collaborative way to engage the stakeholders/distribution partner. It is possible ...

CEFC commits up to $125m in Qualitas property debt fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... BTR and believes the fund will capitalise on the financing gap created by the tight capital constraints on the traditional banks for the BTR sector. The fund will be able to provide up to 7-year loans, LVRs up to 70 per cent and competitive pricing ...