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Hedge funds integrating ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Forty percent of hedge funds integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in their investment process. BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) surveyed 53 hedge funds with combined assets under management of over ...

ESG ETP market continues to grow: Zenith

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... funds under management crossing $2 billion in assets under management as of the end of September, according to Zenith Investment Partners. Zenith recently released a report on the current landscape for 207 ETPs, and particularly focused on the ESG ETP ...

Solar, residential financier issues certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
A leading digital first finance provider for solar and home improvements has announced Australia's first 100% green certified asset backed securitisation (ABS). Brighte's has issued a $190 million ABS, solely arranged by National Australia Bank. ...

Australia vulnerable as countries decarbonise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... under this long term outlook - fossil fuels represent a chunk of the economy, and there is thus far not enough public investment to finance the transition, said Jennifer Wu, global head of sustainable investing, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. J.P. Morgan ...

Waste and recycling legislation to foster circular economy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... 10,000 jobs. $190 million will go towards a new Recycling Modernisation Fund with the aim of generating $600 million of investment in Australia's recycling capacity, and $59.6 million will go towards for National Waste Policy Action Plan commitments ...

Link between post-bushfire regeneration and impact investing: WWF-Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... uses impact funding structures to try and scale up innovation, said Reece Proudfoot, head of innovation and impact investment - WWF Australia. "At a macro level, the blow to people and nature from the 2019 and 2020 fires left a staggering loss that requires ...

Impact Investment Group names head of investor relations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Impact Investment Group (IIG) has named Amanda Goodman head of capital raising and investor relations. Goodman joined IIG in 2014 as one of the fund's early hires. She has previously worked as head of syndication. The new title "reflects how Amanda's ...

Northern Trust scores win in Vanguard reversal

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... with an ESG integration strategy and proprietary quality factor screen. The funds are led by Paul Huxford as the chief investment officer of ANZ Investments. The firm said Northern Trust's appointment follows a review of its external fund managers ...

ESG managed funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... healthcare and IT sectors, which have performed strongly in 2020, said Andy Gracey, portfolio manager, Australian Ethical investment. "In terms of those sectors, the commonality in terms of the performance is that these sectors often have intellectual ...

Bank, state government become first buyers of Reef Credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Reef Foundation, the academic research community and the not for profit sector," Schultz said. Schultz noted that the investment required to meet water quality targets for the Great Barrier Reef is estimated at $4 billion. Reef Credits deliver a quantifiable ...