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Green bond issuance hits US$36.6 billion for 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Bonds Initiative reports that there has been a diversification in product types, such as the World Bank issuing a series of retail-investor-focused green bonds, and bonds issued in six currencies. Corporate issuance of green bonds emerged in 2014 - the ...

The Sustainability Report's top articles of 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... with poorer ESG scores and toward companies with better ESG scores. Good Super launches, aims for ethical impact A new retail superannuation fund, Good Super, has been launched with the mission of generating member returns by investing to impact on thematic ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance, Suncorp pilot microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Microfinance's existing financial services products. In Victoria, Good Shepherd Microfinance operates three Good Money retail sites that provide access to microfinance products, financial counselling and other services to financially excluded people. ...

Altius Asset Management launches sustainable bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... management. It is publicly available on several platforms, including Powerwrap, and Bovingdon said it was open to both retail and institutional investment.

Mirvac reports on first year of new sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... by 17.68%, but saw energy use per square metre rise from 0.31 GJ/m2 to 0.39 GJ/m2, a 26.18% increase over 2013. In its retail properties, carbon intensity fell by 2.71% and energy intensity fell by 0.2%. On water, Mirvac's retail properties used 462,937kL ...

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... investors, Christensen said. Earlier this year, AXA IM launched an integrated ESG SmartBeta fund in Australia, available to the retail market via the Asgard platform. The AXA IM All Country World Index (ACWI) SmartBeta Equity Fund was seeded with AU$55 ...

Demand for responsible investments a call to action: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... assets under management, an increase from 1.6% TAUM last year. "Where we're seeing is 2.3% represents the best proxy for retail demand, and we think that should be getting up to 5 or 10% or even much higher," O'Connor said. "How do we embrace that opportunity ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... charities only - our rate of return is 3.9% p.a., which will be paid after December. In the Development Fund, which is our retail fund, which charges a slightly higher management fee, the current rate is 3.5%." The Development Fund started out as a common ...

Interest in green, social bonds continuing: JPMorgan Chase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... and underwriters continue to broaden the understanding of environmental and financial benefits among institutional and retail investors," she said. "I think the greater the issuance, the greater the awareness. One of the interesting dynamics we've seen ...

Governance Institute of Australia questions shareholder primacy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... have differing agendas and values based on their investment horizon and values. "There is a growing difference between retail shareholders and institutional shareholders who have a longer term horizon - that brings a different perspective as well," Fox ...