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HESTA to survey investment managers for workplace gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
HESTA is surveying 70 of its Australian and international investment managers about their workplace gender as part of their wider focus on gender diversity through its investment value chain. Debby Blakey, CEO HESTA HESTA, which has $43 billion in assets ...

Legg Mason's Western Asset removes tobacco, cluster munitions from bond funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Western Asset Australian Bond Fund. The decision to remove the affected issuers was done to ensure that the funds deliver investment solutions "that meet current and future client needs," said Andy Sowerby, Legg Mason Australia managing director. "We ...

The Fred Hollows Foundation invests in eye care centre social enterprise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... were to grant-fund the whole hospital. We could do seven times as many hospitals if we could use the grant money as an investment." Japanese pharmaceutical company ROHTO is the first private sector investor in the social enterprise. ROHTO has been distributing ...

Russell Investments to implement new material ESG score methodology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... asset manager Russell Investments has created a methodology to provide material ESG scores for companies within its investment universe. The methodology, as described in a paper titled Materiality Matters: Targeting ESG issues that impact performance ...

Acorns Grow Australia to launch superannuation product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Australia's existing app. George Lucas, Instreet Managing Director "We have always been much more than a savings and investment tool," said George Lucas, managing director, Acorns Grow Australia. "It's about improving financial literacy. We are passionate ...

Australian Ethical Investment reports AUM of $2.6 billion for half year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has reported net profit after tax of $2.157 million for the half year ending December 2017, a 282% increase compared to the prior corresponding period. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director Australian ...

NAB sheds light on process of issuing green RMBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... the use of proceeds test over time. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has made a $25 million cornerstone investment in the Class A1-G Notes. The certified green tranche brought new investors to the table, Zileli noted. "We did have, in addition ...

ANZ prices €750 million bond linked to Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... "The strong demand for this transaction highlights the growing number of sustainable mandates within the institutional investment community - we expect this trend to continue." This is the first Euro SDG bond globally, noted Katharine Tapley, ANZ head ...

CEFC signs agreement with Metro Finance to launch green vehicle finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... hybrids. The CEFC is focused on reducing transport-related carbon emission, specifically through tis Sustainable Cities Investment Program, said CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth. "With the Metro Finance Metro Green initiative, we're giving a green light to 'green' ...

Taiwan Bureau of Labor Funds selects FTSE4Good for ESG passive mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Taiwan Index Plus Corp (TIP), FTSE4Good said. The FTSE4Good TIP Taiwan ESG Index is part of FTSE Russell's Sustainable Investment index and data offering. "As sustainable investing is gaining traction among international investment communities, institutional ...