Search Results

Showing 271 - 280 of 383 results for "mandate"

CEFC launches $250m Community Housing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... experience the benefits of lower energy costs over the longer term." CEFC related this new fund to its new investment mandate, strengthening the focus on financing "emerging and innovative renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency and cities and ...

Fund members concerned about climate change risk: CFGAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... opportunities exist in Australia to simplify and increase transparency and disclosure through impending regulation that will mandate all superannuation funds to disclose their portfolio holdings to members. "If implemented well, with simple, useful and ...

HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... superannuation fund for the health and community services sector. This is the trust's first allocation. "We have a very flexible mandate in terms of the asset allocation," Learnmonth said. "We're looking at the full range - debt, mezzanine and equity ...

CEFC receives new investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) begins 2016 with a new investment mandate that will bring a new focus on "emerging and innovative clean energy technologies, energy efficiency and the built environment" to the AU$10 billion fund. The investment ...

ACSI annual report outlines 2015-2018 strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... The plan outlines new priorities "detailing our core beliefs and revealing the strength of consensus about ACSI's core mandate," according to the report. The key priorities for 2015-2018 include market specialisation - "a sharper focus on the Australian ...

CEFC commits $100m to Australian Bioenergy Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed AU$100 million to a new Australian Bioenergy Fund, which will aim to accelerate development in Australia's bioenergy sector. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO The Australian ...

Q&A: Richard Brandweiner, CIO First State Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Richard Brandweiner is the chief investment officer of First State Super, an AU$53 billion industry superannuation fund. In 2011, First State Super merged with Health Super to create one of Australia's largest public offer superannuation funds. Brandweiner ...

First State Super invests in Australian tech, almonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... First State Super said. "There are three separate properties, all along the Murray River," Brandweiner said. "We have a mandate with a partner of ours, Blue Sky Water Partners. It's a broad mandate, but we are predominately looking to invest in water ...

HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... interested in taking our time and supporting our right investment initiatives rather than trying to force the time." The mandate is not benchmarked, because the fund is open to investing in debt, equity and physical assets such as housing. Similarly ...

Northern Trust makes case for combining quality with ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Northern Trust has launched a fund strategy that integrates their proprietary Northern Trust Quality Score (NTQS) with ESG rankings to create equity portfolios that optimise for both attributes. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global ...