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Investors call for affordable housing bonds, aggregating body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... by affordable housing providers. "The model that has the most merit is the aggregator model," said Brett Chatfield, investment manager, public markets at Cbus. "A large intermediary that facilitates the flow of capital from institutional investors through ...

Mirvac launches social return on investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
Mirvac Group has developed a framework and tool to measure social return on investment (SROI) for the developments it builds, and has calculated that its residential communities save residents in reduced health costs and reduced crime. Sarah Breavington ...

Investors should measure climate risks: South Pole Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... transparency initiatives such as the Montreal Carbon Pledge, and incorporates climate improvement strategies in their investment decisions. The submission cites activities around the world as examples that the Australian investment sector could implement ...

London Stock Exchange joins Climate Bonds Partnership Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... added. The Climate Bonds Initiative seeks to build "robust and transparent" assurance frameworks around green bond investment, said Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative CEO. "LSE Group has taken a leading position amongst exchanges in supporting the ...

UCA Funds Management publishes annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Management has completed the process to become a responsible entity and has registered two of their funds as managed investment schemes. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management UCA Funds Management completed the transition to responsible entity and received ...

Foresight Group hires Gary Sofarelli for Sydney office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
Infrastructure investment manager and private equity manager Foresight Group has hired Gary Sofarelli to lead its Sydney-based office. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) provided an AU$100 million cornerstone investment to the Foresight Group's ...

Community Sector Banking hires new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... the act. banking and crowdfunding platform that was launched in late 2014. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will match that investment, Community Sector Banking said. act. permits customers with transaction accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, personal ...

Demand exceeds supply in Australian green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... regions, the demand from clients outpaces green bond issuance. Marilyn Ceci, managing director, JPMorgan Chase corporate investment bank The global green bond market has had a strong start to 2016, driven by Chinese issuance, said Marilyn Ceci, managing ...

Government launches new Clean Energy Innovation Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... tool. The CEFC is pleased to be able to assist Government in supporting complementary initiatives and policies through Investment Mandates that are consistent with the CEFC Act." The biggest change under this proposal will be to ARENA. ARENA will manage ...

Australian Ethical hires equities analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Morgan's, he worked at ABN AMRO/RBS/CIMB. "Much of Australian Ethical's continued growth in inflows is a result of strong investment performance, which is in turn driven by our unique investment process and high quality investment team," said David Macri ...