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SDG Loan Fund raises $1.1b of investor capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Allianz Global Investors is managing the SDG Loan Fund and FMO Investment Management is originating and managing the loan portfolio. The MacArthur Foundation has committed a US$25 million partial unfunded guarantee for credit enhancement. The fund's ...

Gender pay gap a key diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... not great in Asia and it's still not very good in some smaller companies, even in Australia, which drags down the portfolio-level gender diversity reporting in some of our funds." The low levels of gender pay gap reporting will change in some markets ...

UN-informed tool to assess SDG progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Bloomberg ESG has integrated a United Nations' framework to assess the alignment of companies to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The tool incorporates the UN Environmental Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Sector Impact Map to move needle ...

Rest invests $1b in Quinbrook green data centres

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... as a direct investor in renewable energy infrastructure to identify opportunities that provide greater scale to the portfolio, supporting our continued commitment to delivering strong long-term returns to members. "Quinbrook is an established and experienced ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... integration is important for investors. "Our focus is on how to help investors look at the transition of their total portfolio to net zero," she said. "What that means in practice is deepening the expertise in stewardship. "This necessitates a deeper ...

Workplace conduct a financial risk: Fidelity International

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... the more important it is to examine possible risks." Jaramillo noted that wider community culture will play into how portfolio managers will address issues of culture-based financial risks with portfolio companies. "The consideration is that cultural ...

BlackRock's Evergreen Infrastructure fund scores US$1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... consistent long-term cash yield, and resilient inflation-linked, fully contracted returns for investors. It invests in a portfolio of diversified core infrastructure businesses in Europe and North America. The first investment is in Lighthouse, a US ...

Corporate net zero plans at odds with anti-climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Despite widespread corporate commitments to net zero, a significant proportion of global companies engage in lobbying that contradicts their stated environmental goals. While almost all US companies target net zero, most are weakly aligned to their ...

Macquarie opens clean energy arm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... develop and operate utility-scale wind, solar and integrated batteries across Australian and New Zealand. With an initial portfolio of 4 GW of projects in Australia, the business will develop clean energy projects across New South Wales, Victoria, South ...

Warakirri launches Sustainability Broadacre Cropping Strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... vehicle with a target AUM of $1 billion. The Sustainability Broadacre Cropping Strategy will own and operate a diversified portfolio of investment-grade, broadacre cropping and infrastructure assets across Australia. The strategy aims to deliver strong ...