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GII launch gender equality impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Global Impact Initiative (GII) has launched an actively managed equity impact investment fund focused on women and girls, available to retail investors. The Global Gender Equality Fund is the world's first, actively managed, impact investment fund ...

BetaShares appoints director of responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX: FAIR) which currently holds over $1.2 billion in AUM. Alongside the direct equity SMA, BetaShares also launched three multi-asset SMAs which combine the ethically screened direct equities with BetaShares' ...

BetaShares launches ethical SMAs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... represents a milestone for BetaShares, becoming the first Australian ETF manager to successfully bring an ethical direct equity SMA to market, as well as being the first ETF manager to launch ethically screened SMAs for advisers. The BetaShares Australian ...

COP26 commitments on methane to impact infrastructure: ClearBridge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... ClearBridge also notes that ESG factors that cannot be captured in cash flows may be captured through an adjustment to a cost of equity, or hurdle rate. Focusing on the cost of equity can allow global comparisons within subsectors and can also capture ...

Brighte issues second green asset backed securitisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... was Australia's first 100% green ABS. Since 2015, Brighte has raised $375 million in public debt and $145 million in equity. Brighte is a fast -growing residential green energy financier. It launched in 2016 with a digital-first Buy Now, Pay Later ...

New Forests to partner on African forestry strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... five or six years now," Brand said. "Maybe three years ago, we sat down with the CDC Group, which is the largest private equity investor in Africa, to establish if it would be possible to organise capital at scale where government could play a catalytic ...

ESG a thematic tailwind for microcap stocks: Yarra Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... perspective." The UBS Yarra Microcap Fund is an actively managed a portfolio of 35 to 65 predominantly Australian Microcap equity securities across a range on industry sectors. It has returned 18.15% over the last three years and 40.32% in the last year ...

Alphinity highlights sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... said. The report also explained Alphinity's use of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in its domestic and global equity finds. Alphinity launched the Global Sustainable Equity Fund earlier this year, and it is a concentrated fund seeking to invest ...

Baring Private Equity Asia inks multi-billion dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) has established a sustainability linked loan (SLL) worth up to US$3.2, with initial commitments of approximately US$1.5 billion. The SLL facility is linked to sustainability performance targets that will reduce the ...

Climate change "a first-order risk": RBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... conversations with many Australian companies, they also tell us that climate comes up constantly in their discussions with their equity investors and bond holders." This has implications for the cost and ease of access to capital for both Australian ...

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Rio Tinto inks lithium deal as chief resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
Rio Tinto has formed a joint venture for a Chilean lithium project, just days before announcing its chief executive will depart.

Green moves: First Nations Foundation, Future Fund

ELIZA BAVIN
Phil Usher has stepped down from his role as chief executive of First Nations Foundation, while Future Fund has welcomed a new director of responsible investment.

Public sector pay gap revealed

ELIZA BAVIN
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency published the public sector gender pay gap data for the first time.

Record green bond issuance on the cards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
Green bond issuance is predicted to hit US$600 billion this year.

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