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Ausbil joins Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
Ausbil Investment Management has become the first Australian fund manager to sign up to the Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution (IDPP), a declaration citing plastic pollution as a clear risk to the environment and to the branding of companies ...

Colonial First State launches Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... portfolios for more than 10 years. Last year, CFS launched Baillie Gifford's Long Term Global Growth Fund (LTGG) to Australian retail investors "The launch of the LTGG Fund brought Baillie Gifford's unique investment capability to the Australian retail ...

ASIC critiques management of non-financial risk in governance review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... other areas as well. Last month, ASIC clarified two guidances - Regulatory Guide 228 Prospectuses: Effective disclosure for retail investors; and Regulatory Guide 247 Effective disclosure in an operating and financial review, to update information pertaining ...

Foresight Group launches Foresight Renwable Energy Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... the Responsible Investment Association Australasia and the UN Global Compact. "Australian investors - whether they are retail, wholesale or institutional - are becoming more climate-aware and increasingly seeking domestic green infrastructure opportunities ...

Retail investors would accept lower returns for ethical performance: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
A majority of Australian retail investors would accept lower financial returns if companies always acted ethically towards customers, employees and the community, according to new KPMG research. The report is based around a nationwide survey of 1,510 ...

QIC Shopping Centre Fund issues $300m certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... according to a 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 ...

Future Super invests in loans via peer to peer lending platform RateSetter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... first time that a superannuation fund has invested in a peer to peer lender." RateSetter's lenders consist of more than 800 retail investors, several authorised deposit-taking institutions and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). "Future Super's ...

RI market nears $1 trillion, increased focus on lifting leading practice: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... index, according to the report. But considering the size of the assets under management and the strong institutional and retail demand for responsible and/or ethical products, the focus of the industry is shifting towards demonstrating quality and impact ...

CEFC takes $51m stake in Victoria's Kiamal Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has made its third equity investment in a large-scale renewable energy development, taking a $51 million stake in Victoria's 200MW (AC) Kiamal Solar Farm. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation ...

Factor investing such as ESG strategies can be wise approach: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... normal business practice. That's just going to be the expectation in terms of asset management." Christensen noted that retail demand for impact investing is driving the conversation in Australia in particular. AXA IM manages the Australian domiciled ...