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ACSI: companies paid premium for rights issue underwriting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... suggests that companies are paying more than twice as much in fees as they should cost. Underwriters are typically investment banks and stockbroking groups and companies often use underwriting services as part of a package of services when issuing rights. ...

Northern Trust's Bowers on ESG and funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) into investment management is accelerating in Australia and around the world, guided by demand from asset owners and increasing flexibility in fund design that can tailor strategies that ...

Superannuation fund investments will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Management Noble recently spoke with The Sustainability Report regarding his role with Inflection Point, a boutique investment firm with operations in London and Paris. It has established a joint venture with French fund managers Groupe La Francaise ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... unlock the potential of energy efficiency in the built environment," said Tatiana Bosteels, head of responsible property investment, Hermes Real Estate and chair of the Property Working Group of the Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). ...

ARENA invests in Sunverge Energy via venture capital fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund has made an AU$7.6 million investment in Sunverge Energy, a company that is developing a simple, cost-effective solar energy storage solution. Half of the investment - AU$3.8 million - has come from the Australian ...

AMP Capital assesses progress, risks in Bangladesh factories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Carlsson-Sweeny, senior research analyst at AMP Capital, recently travelled to Bangladesh with other instutitional investment managers to assess conditions on the ground. Carlsson-Sweeny has written on the subject of supply chain risks and opportunities ...

Mercer hires Alexis Cheang to Responsible Investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Mercer has hired Alexis Cheang as a senior responsible investment consultant within Mercer's Responsible Investment team. Cheang is based in Sydney and will work with Mercer's investment clients "in helping them implement Mercer's recently launched ...

Farmland attractive to super funds, but liquidity a concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds are "potentially great partners" to invest in farmland, but illiquidity concerns are one barrier to investment, according to Gordon Noble, senior portfolio analyst and regional strategist at Inflection Point Capital Management (IPCM). ...

CEFC provides finance to New Energy Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... commercial success and benefits that other financiers can follow." This AU$50 million senior debt finance takes CEFC's total investment in waste-to-energy projects to more than AU$150 million and accelerates over AU$400 million of private sector investment. ...

Foresters Community Finance, InterFinancial to partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... website. As part of the agreement, InterFinancial acquired shares in Foresters' funds management subsidiary, Social Investment Australia (SIA). The partnership with InterFinancial is "the first phase" in a broader capital strategy to expand Foresters' ...