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Franklin Templeton hires CalPERS exec for new global head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... was a member of the investment management committee and has served as the inaugural chair of Climate Action 100+ and its Asia Advisory Group, a global investor alliance of US$60 trillion which CalPERS convened and co-founded. Simpson also has led the ...

American Century launches small cap fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... currently manages almost $3 billion on behalf of Australian institutional and intermediary investors, noted to interim head of Asia Pacific, Elizabeth Trinh. "Since 2009, we have offered Global Growth and Healthcare Impact funds to intermediary investors ...

Strong APAC demand for sustainable, impact assets: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Investors across Asia Pacific are showing strong demand for sustainable and impact assets across classes and product lines, according to UBS. As of the end of September 2021, UBS's sustainability focus and Impact investing assets grew by 63% to US$207 ...

Australian funds highlighted for climate action plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... highlighted by the Investor Agenda for their work on climate risk. The Investor Agenda is comprised of seven investor groups - the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC), CDP, Ceres, Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), Institutional Investors ...

Decarbonisation a key megatrend in private markets: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... to grow in 2022, with decarbonisation as a key megatrend along with digitalisation, and expectations of more investment in Asia, according to BlackRock. BlackRock released its 2022 private markets outlook, in which it outlined five key themes - growth ...

Predictions for robust investment in green transition, sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... investments in de-centralised renewable energy supplies." SEB believes that the energy crisis currently hitting Europe and Asia will be a strong driver behind this increased investment. SEB predicts that the main drivers of the green bond market in 2022 ...

What you read in 2021

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... non-renewable fuels is a global mega-trend offering huge investment potential," said Arian Neiron, managing director and head of Asia Pacific, VanEck, "In an Australian first, investors will soon be able to invest in an ETF of global clean energy and ...

Future Super in $6 billion acquisition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... framework. "The smartMonday fund has been enormously successful and recognised with many accolades," said Aon's CEO - Asia Pacific retirement and investment Steven Gaffney. "Our growth mindset led us to search for opportunities for longevity and ...

New Forests calls for demand and supply integrity on carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... forest conservation, carbon projects, rural land and row-cropping, and timber processing in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the United States. "The opportunity for voluntary carbon markets is rising," noted Radha Kuppalli, managing director ...

Treasury Wine Estates inks sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Linked Loan for the company," said Noemie Peiffer, head of sustainable finance, capital markets group, global banking Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas. "As one of the largest wine companies in the world, Treasury Wine Estates has a significant ...