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Australian Ethical hires CIO, head of impacts and ethics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Paribas. He has deep experience in multiple asset classes including infrastructure, structured debt, public equities, private markets and private equity/venture capital. Australian Ethical pointed to Theau's "extensive international experience, and ...

APAC investors cite ESG impact in real asset allocations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... ESG, real assets Edward Dixon. "As we dig deeper towards the coal face where assets are being invested into the private markets we see a more immediate definition of impact," Dixon said. "The impact of our activities as a real assets manager, which can ...

Australian asset owners lead on ESG integration, net zero investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... underweight risk assets, compared to 28% of their global peers, 43% of Australian investors said their exposure to private markets strategies will increase, compared to 52% of those surveyed worldwide, and 40% of Australian investors are shifting towards ...

Seeking action at "implementation" COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... not there's going to be some sort of commitment on governments to de-risk investment in emerging market and private markets," Halpern said. "There's a clear need for private investment in private markets, there's clearly risk hurdles that ...

Decarbonisation a key megatrend in private markets: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Investing in private markets is expected to grow in 2022, with decarbonisation as a key megatrend along with digitalisation, and expectations of more investment in Asia, according to BlackRock. BlackRock released its 2022 private markets outlook, in ...

J.P. Morgan AM acquires forestry firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... sit within J.P. Morgan's $168 billion Global Alternatives franchise, and will tap into the continued growth of private markets. J.P. Morgan noted that the acquisition fills an asset class gap in an attractive market while also supporting sustainability ...

Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... phase for the emergent asset class of renewable energy infrastructure," said Anish Butani, senior director at private markets at bfinance. "The economics of this asset class are fundamentally changing with the overall withdrawal of subsidies and the ...

Guide to assist financial sector in Modern Slavery risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... the activities and relationships that can be conducted, including credit and debt and investment via public and private markets. "Financial institutions are at the fulcrum point for every type of sector and biz and that gives them a unique opportunity ...

Perennial sustainable small cap fund shows double-digit returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... with a focus on technology and sustainable outcomes which have global growth opportunities." Perennial also has private markets funds, and Emilie O'Neill, ESG and equities analyst at Perennial, noted that they believe a number of those companies ...

The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... adjusted returns for clients. This investment belief permeates asset classes - fund managers from equities to private markets have previously told FS Sustainability that constructing a portfolio on the thesis that emerging markets are drastically underserved ...