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Investors consider ESG in alternative assets: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... committee. "This shows that ESG analysis has moved beyond ethical concerns and has firmly found its place as a risk and investment management topic. Given the high rate of recent adoption of ESG and broad interest in the topic, we can safely assume that ...

Future Home Loans to broker fossil fuel free loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). That figure includes both owner-occupied home loans as well as loans for investment properties. Of that AU$1.3 trillion, the big four banks - National Australia Bank, ANZ Bank, Westpac and Commonwealth ...

Climate Bond Standard releases draft bioenergy criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
The Climate Bond Standard has released draft criteria for bioenergy projects to qualify for certification. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair The Climate Bond Standard's Bioenergy Technical Working Group has developed the proposed eligibility ...

Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... consultation' issues." Walsh did not name the other participants in the group at this time. UCA Funds Management excludes investment in Cash Converters and Thorn Group as part of their ethical investment policy, Walsh said. "When we started this process ...

NAB launches Impact Investment Grant Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has launched its AU$1 million Impact Investment Grants Program. Corinne Proske, head of community finance and development, NAB The fund will support the development of social enterprises - for-profit businesses that are ...

Ethical Advisers' Co-operative AUM reach nearly $1 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... increased ethically screened funds under management by 18% to nearly AU$1 billion in 2014. Louise Edkins, director, Ethical Investment Advisers Funds under management increased through strong returns and strong inflows from new clients, said Louise Edkins ...

AXA IM ESG SmartBeta fund 5% stronger than benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers' (AXA IM) Global Equity SmartBeta ESG strategy is 5% ahead of its benchmark for its first six months, the fund manager has announced. Craig Hurt, AXA IM director of Australia and New Zealand The AXA IM All Country World Index ...

Companies, investors cite overlapping materiality: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... management and business ethics. Sector specific factors included financial inclusion and emerging market growth, and ESG investment integration. "This joint research collaboration reveals the value that an analysis of the most material issues provides ...

AMP Capital to advise GII on renewable infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... AMP Capital. MUTB plans to generate fund vehicles based on these renewable assets and market them to institutional investment client, targeting the local pension plans seeking investments that provide stable cash flow and low correlation to traditional ...

Funds using custodian to monitor ESG mandates: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... to monitor on implementation of outsourced fund management mandates. J.P. Morgan Investor Services last year created Investment Information Services, which is a cross-disciplinary combination of data and reporting services including performance analytics ...