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Westpac increases lending to cleantech, enviro services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... 2017." In its half-year report earlier this year, committed to making up to AU$6 billion available for lending and investment in cleantech and environmental services across the business, with AU$4.0 billion had been made available by the end of March ...

Too few companies performing water risks assessment: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... evidenced by progress on indicators including water risk monitoring and management, board oversight, target setting, investment and recognition of potential opportunities. CDP also found there is a "growing consensus" around the concept of corporate ...

Barclays, MSCI launch green bond index series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... market." The Barclays MSCI Green Bond Index is available for institutional clients to license for their index-linked investment products, including exchange traded funds, separately managed accounts, and structured products. "We are pleased to work with ...

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) will offer its impact investing fund of funds strategy to external investors. Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM Last year, AXA IM's global Responsible Investment team began working with ...

Demand for responsible investments a call to action: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Increasing public demand for ethical investment products represents a "call to action" for the responsible investment industry in Australia, according to the chief executive officer of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
It was the Romans who said pecunia non olet, but from an ethical investment perspective, that no longer holds true. Ethical cash management has emerged as an issue in the push for institutional investors to divest from assets that are carbon emissions-intensive ...

CEFC allocates more than AU$930m in first full year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has allocated investment of more than AU$930 million dollars in projects with total value of over AU$3.2 billion in its first full year of investing. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO ...

Climate Bond Standard to establish water investment criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). The working group will look at investment areas including clean water projects, water treatment infrastructure, agricultural usage, storm and flood drainage and protection. ...

Role for custodian in ESG data analytics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Institutional investors throughout Asia are taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into account in their investment portfolios, and custodian BNP Paribas Securities Services are providing data analytical services to assist clients ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... fossil fuel or high carbon emission intensity assets should be grounded in the fund's governance processes towards investment issues and is bounded by legal and regulatory standards for fund trustees. Expert panel discusses process surrounding fossil ...