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NZ Super earns A+ in UNPRI benchmark report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... The NZ Super Fund has received an A+ in its 2016 benchmarking report by the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). The fund received an A+ for overall strategy and governance, well ahead of the median score of B for UNPRI signatories. ...

Family businesses using impact investment in philanthropy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... philanthropic activities, while diversifying and changing the risk profile of the business's, said Christopher Thorn, EY impact investment, social finance and philanthropy leader. "An example of this is the recent Murray Darling Basin Balanced Water ...

TH Real Estate hires Abigail Dean as head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... the risk of accelerated depreciation and early obsolescence within the firm's portfolio of real estate assets, the investment manager said. Dean is an active member of the Better Buildings Partnership and sits on a number of their work groups. She has ...

First State Super's Brandweiner jumps to LeapFrog Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
First State Super Chief Investment Officer Richard Brandweiner is leaving the superannuation fund to join LeapFrog Investments. Richard Brandweiner, CIO, First State Super Brandweiner has been CIO of the AU$71 billion First State Super since 2013. He ...

BlackRock presses case for better ESG disclosures for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... countries in Asia lag in the amount and quality of their disclosures, according to the Asia Pacific head of Blackrock's Investment Stewardship team. Pru Bennett, head of BlackRock's Investment Stewardship team for the Asia Pacific Region, BlackRock Pru ...

QIC invests $800m in Powering Australian Renewables Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... said. "An orderly exit of aged, high carbon emitting plant is integral to creating sustainable conditions for further investment in new renewables and Australia's pathway to decarbonisation. We look forward to working with energy industry participants ...

CEFC reports $837m in commitments for 2015-2016

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... projects with a total value of AU$5.7 billion. "The CEFC is fulfilling its leadership role in transforming clean energy investment in the Australian economy," said Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO. "This year we committed more funds to a greater number and more ...

New Zealand responsible investment tops NZ$78bn: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... than NZ$78 billion of New Zealand's funds under management is being invested responsibly, according to Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). (graphic courtesy of RIAA) RIAA published the 2016 New Zealand Responsible Investment Benchmark ...

Treasury Corporation of Victoria issues green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Green Bonds initiative, with increasing appetite across Australia and the rest of the world for socially responsible investment opportunities," said state Treasurer Tim Pallas. "We are delivering on our promise and making Victoria a leader in action ...

Victorian government chooses programs for social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... in Australia to explore social impact bonds. NSW has already been in the vanguard in Australia around social impact investment, an- in 2013, the state government pioneered the first two social benefit bonds - the AU$7 million Newpin Social Benefit Bond ...