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Verdia to assist companies on energy efficiency project design

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) for the Westpac Energy Efficient Financing Program, which will finance business investment in projects to increase energy efficiency or transition to solar power. The Westpac Efficient Financing Program is designed ...

GRESB hires Lonneke Lowik as new head of operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... range of real assets," Lowik said. "I look forward to working with the GRESB team to bring innovative products and investment-grade ESG data to the real asset sector. Investors need standardized monitoring and benchmarking tools to help them monitor ...

Victorian government to pilot social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... in Australia to explore social impact bonds. NSW has already been in the vanguard in Australia around social impact investment - in 2013, the state government pioneered the first two social benefit bonds - the AU$7 million Newpin Social Benefit Bond ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... are examining Practitioners on the ground note that many investors and companies with sustainability or responsible investment policies are already accomplishing some of the goals. As a result, part of the work in this first year post-adoption is mapping ...

Conduct risk a concern for financial services sector: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... fines, but also indirect impacts such as management distraction and staff retention, according to research from Ausbil Investment Management. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil Ausbil recently released a report analysing conduct risk in the Australian listed ...

Westpac Group issues $500m climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... there has been strong demand from other parts of the investor sector, Toohill said. "We saw strong demand form the investment community," she said. "Many investors want this for green fund and ESG mandates, but a few investors mentioned that while they ...

Citi, Credit Suisse top ESG RA Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... nominated. "The need to define objectively what factors may be material in a sector, and how they can measurably affect the investment performance of individual companies one way or the other has been an ongoing issue in the development of ESG research," ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has certified AXA Investment Manager's ESG SmartBeta equity pooled fund under its responsible certification process. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The AXA IM ACWI SmartBeta Equity Fund is designed ...

PRI considering integration of Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is assessing what the next decade of responsible investment looks like, particularly in the context of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Fiona Reynolds, managing director, PRI PRI ...

CEFC commits to Westpac Efficient Financing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Corporation (CEFC) has committed AU$200 million to the Westpac Efficient Financing Program, which will finance business investment in solar, energy efficient technologies, and low emissions vehicles. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) ...