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New tools available to help investors meet Paris Agreement

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... peers, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. It demonstrates that impact investment in the energy sector curbs emissions by 6.1% at the median - notable progress on international recommendations to limit emissions ...

Warakirri launches Sustainability Broadacre Cropping Strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Warakirri Asset Management has launched a new open-ended, positive impact investment vehicle with a target AUM of $1 billion. The Sustainability Broadacre Cropping Strategy will own and operate a diversified portfolio of investment-grade, broadacre ...

Most inclusive Aussie orgs named

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Investors included fintech entrepreneur Dominic Pym, specialist investment manager Ellerston Capital and private impact investment office Understorey Ventures. Healthcare company Bayer Group ANZ also made the list. CEO Ashraf Al-Ouf commented that the ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... should engage with traditional owners as if they were legal owners, Janice Morris, fund executive director of Impact Investment Partners said. In protecting sacred cultural sites "we've got to have more foresight," Adam Davids, Wiradjuri man, Fulbright ...

Impact investment unlocks land finance for Traditional Owners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
The Kullilli people of far south-west Queensland have acquired their traditional lands at Thargomindah Station through a financing partnership underpinned by cabon farming. The Kullilli Bulloo River Aboriginal Corporation (KBRAC) have purchased at auction ...

Ethical investments recover performance: Chant West

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Balanced Index for FY23. With $101.2 million assets under management, the fund is governed by an ethical and impact investment policy and an impact framework. Its negative exclusions include fossil fuel production, weapons and armaments, alcohol, tobacco ...

Infrastructure funds challenge private equity in ESG race

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... infrastructure funds have emerged as strong competitors in the ESG space. The latest ESG data from Preqin, excluding impact investment, revealed over a threefold increase in aggregate capital raising from US$29.4 billion in 2020 to $92 billion in 2022. ...

Rest bolsters impact portfolio with private equity investment

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
In a strategic push to meet its impact investment objectives, Rest has invested in a pooled buyout fund run by European private equity firm ARCHIMED. The investment is part of a broader initiative to fulfill the superannuation fund's target allocation ...

Executive appointment roundup: First Sentier, MaxCap, Northcape, Federated Hermes

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... important to us, and our clients, and do this in a consistent manner that strives for best." Federated Hermes hires impact investment lead Federated Hermes has announced the hire of Sian Long as investment director, impact and sustainable equity strategies ...

RIAA CEO Simon O'Connor to exit after 10 years

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Benchmark Report 2023 - an annual study tracking the size, growth and performance of responsible, ethical and impact investment industry - will be released 28 August.