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Climate, governance and supply chain top 2021 priorities: BofA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... everything is moving in that direction, and as a bank we've been pushing climate risk as well," said Sameer Chopra, head of Asia ESG research at Bank of America. "Supply chains are going to be very important as well. Sustainability of supply chain is ...

MUFG Bank structures $333 million green financing deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... for achieving yet another milestone towards its sustainability agenda," said Colin Chen, MUFG's Head of Structured Finance, Asia Investment Banking Division. "At MUFG, we share the same commitment towards environmentally and socially responsible business ...

Green loans to finance light rail, battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... and utilising environmentally friendly measures across its operation. The green loan has been issued in accordance with the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association's green loan principles. The loan qualified under a number of sustainability categories - ...

Long short strategies used in environmental equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... green industries. The EARTH portfolio has between 25-40 strategies contained within it, and focuses on North America, Europe, Asia, and emerging markets, while pursuing an all-cap strategy, encompassing companies that are as small as $200 million in ...

DWS to use advisory board to accelerate ESG activity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... has EUR 759 billion of assets under management as of 30 September 2020 and operates in Germany, Europe, the Americas and Asia. The DWS ESG Advisory Board members are Peter Damgaard Jensen, chairman of the Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change ...

First Sentier Investor hires IR director for direct infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia and New Zealand, and she manages the communication and relationships with existing clients and investors in Australia, Asia and North America. "Celine is a fantastic addition to the team and joins at a very exciting time for the business," ...

Regnan launches global equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Responsible investing pioneer Regnan has launched a global public equity impact fund that selects companies that contribute to achieving the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Regnan Global Equity Impact Solutions Fund invests ...

Super fund backs microgrid battery storage development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Super. Aware Super's private equity portfolio invests globally, with 60% of the investments in the US, 20% in Europe and Asia and 20% in Australia, Chand said. The project will see nine lithium-ion battery facilities dispatch locally-generated energy ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... sales could surge by 6% to 9%. HSBC's Navigator surveyed executives in more than 10,000 companies in 39 markets, across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East including 200 small and mid-market to large companies in Australia. Navigator ...

Capital raisings, remuneration impact proxy vote: Dimensional

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... according to Dimensional Fund Advisors. Governance remains a key source of analysis for Dimensional, said Bhanu Singh, head of Asia-Pacific Portfolio Management, and governance issues are prominent in this year's AGM season in Australia. Globally ...