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CEFC provides $20m loan facility to Carnegie Wave Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... technology development, the CEFC said. Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO The loan facility provision is CEFC's first wave energy investment. Carnegie invested, developed and owns the CETO wave energy technology. It "uses wave power to pump high pressure water that ...

FSC standard mandates ESG policy for superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Superannuation funds that are members of the Financial Services Council (FSC) will be required to develop and implement an ESG risk management policy from July under the FSC's standards. FSC full members must comply with standards that are relevant ...

Australian Ethical launches Fixed Interest Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory - the other states are screened out based on Australian Ethical's investment charter. The duration of the trust is 3.9 versus 4.1 for the UBS Composite Bond Index. "You can do a lot of the duration ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... businesses and assets as part of that shift, integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into investment practices is both a source of innovation and a practical response for investors, according to Jane Ambachtsheer, global ...

CEFC commits $30 million to EUA financing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... "Through the mechanism created, EUAs lower financing costs for building owners and genuinely seek to bring forward investment in energy efficiency, which is a good thing." The CEFC cited industry research demonstrating that "4 to 6-star equivalent buildings ...

Solactive develops Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... 2012. The report found that new issuance of climate-themed bonds was US$74 billion last year "Most of the responsible investment products available so far have been launched on the equity space," said Astrid Ludwig, head of the bond and complex team ...

CDP, FirstCarbon Solutions sign expanded partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... emissions." FCS is expected to score a total of 3,500 disclosures in 2014 alone, CDP added. "With a growing number of investment groups and customers requiring transparency in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG), it becomes even more ...

AMP Capital increases focus on corporate succession planning

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
AMP Capital has increased its focus on succession planning for senior management and boards of directors and sees the issue as part of overall quality of leadership when considering governance issues in companies. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate ...

Australian Ethical Investment hires head of ethics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has hired Dr Stuart Palmer as head of ethics. As head of ethics, Dr Palmer will work with the company's ethical advisers CAER and the investment team "to further develop the company's ethical investment frameworks, which ...

Social Ventures Australia funds Melbourne LEGO club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... like this we hope the Social Impact Fund will act as a catalyst for more impact investing in Australia, and create an investment market that will better meet the needs of investors seeking both a financial and social return."