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Property developers advised to factor in climate change risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Australian property developers should start factoring in climate change impacts immediately or face significant financial risk, according to Net Balance. "While the local government have understood climate risk and opportunity for some time, the property ...

LGS invests in US$250 million EBRD green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... around $3.7 billion of total assets are in responsible investment strategies across Australian and international equities, property, absolute return, private equity and sovereign bonds. Last year, LGS awarded its nearly AU$170 million government bonds ...

PRI launches new reporting framework for signatories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... about policies and practices in asset class-specific modules covering listed equities, fixed income, private equity, property, infrastructure, and inclusive finance. PRI said an average signatory will need to complete five modules and 75 indicators. ...

Insurer Catlin Group sponsors survey of global coral reefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Reef. Coral reefs provide shoreline protection from sea surges; the destruction of coral reefs could increase the risk of property damage to buildings and installation along coastlines. In addition, the damage to the Great Barrier Reef could have a huge ...

UN Global Compact designs equities index that outperforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... both the GC 100 and the FTSE All World rose 12% over the last three years. Australian listed entities ANZ, Commonwealth Property Office Fund, National Australia Bank and Westpac are included in the index. "While the performance of the GC 100 should not ...

Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Australian/New Zealand property companies and funds continue to demonstrate global leadership in sustainability performance as the top-performing region in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 2013 report. Performance of Australia/NZ ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Australian residential and commercial property could reach zero carbon emissions standards in 10 years with sufficient retrofitting to reduce energy consumption, according to Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), a not-for-profit research and education organisation. ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian REITS - including Westfield, GPT Group, Mirvac, Goodman Group, Stockland, Dexus, Colonial First State Retail Property Trust Group, Commonwealth Property Office Fund, and Investa. The REITS represent 85% of the sector's market capitalisation ...

GRESB signs up new partner, members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance issues in commercial real estate are gaining traction with institutional investors and property owners worldwide," said Jennifer Young, a principal at The Townsend Group, in a statement. "We look forward to serving ...

UCA Funds Management holds first investor briefing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... was deemed not to be financially viable. "I would like to inform you that the loan (from the UCA Cash Portfolio) to the Property Trust of $7.7 million, consistent with the funding of Acacia College, has been paid in full during the June month with the ...