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HSBC finds US$364 billion in climate themed bond issuance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... of climate-themed bonds was US$74 billion last year. HSBC screened more than 10,000 bonds from 2,300 corporations against seven low-carbon, climate resilient themes - transport, energy, finance, buildings and industry, agriculture and forestry and waste ...

End of Financial Year time for tax, ethical investment check

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... about where the money is invested." Earlier this year, Australian Ethical commissioned market research demonstrating that seven out of ten Australians have identified looking after their finances as a top priority for 2013, and a majority say that it ...

NGS Super allocates to NSW social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... SBB. Investors in the Newpin SBB are expecting to receive a targeted financial return of 10% to 12% per annum, over the seven-year term of the bond, based on the expected success of the program. Although AU$500,000 is a fairly small allocation for a ...

Industry to coordinate efforts to develop impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... commitments in 2012 and projected commitments of US$9bn in 2013. The median number of impact investment transactions was seven in 2012 and is predicted to rise in 10 in 2013, and the median amount for each allocation was US$25m in 2012 and respondents ...

RobecoSAM to use CDP questions in DJSI questionnaire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Project's (CDP) climate change questions in its environmental data collection approach to public companies. RobecoSAM will align seven of its climate strategy questions with the CDP questions in a move to improve the comparability of sustainability data ...

New industry body to promote women in financial services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... applicants. When we dig deeper and ask women why they don't apply for positions, women said they feel they need to tick seven out of 10 boxes before they'd apply and men would think, one or two. Men would see it as a chance to be seen, and that they ...

Australian Ethical survey identifies savings as top priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Seven out of ten Australians have identified looking after their finances as a top priority for 2013, and a majority say that it is important that their investments are aligned with their personal values, according to a survey conducted on behalf of ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... average responsible investment fund delivered higher returns than the average mainstream fund across one, three, five and seven years, and for Australian, overseas and balanced funds." Australia represents 1.3% of total sustainable investment, smaller ...

Australian companies awarded gold in sustainability yearbook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... assessed, RobecoSAM and KPMG said. Australia overall ranked in the top 10 countries for gold awards, coming in at number seven. Westpac, Woolworths and Stockland were awarded silver, and Qantas, NAB, Amcor, AGL, Transurban Group, BHP, Santos and Woodside ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... commitments in 2012 and projected commitments of US$9bn in 2013. The median number of impact investment transactions was seven in 2012 and is predicted to rise in 10 in 2013, and the median amount for each allocation was US$25m in 2012 and respondents ...