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Regnan launches global equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Responsible investing pioneer Regnan has launched a global public equity impact fund that selects companies that contribute to achieving the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Regnan Global Equity Impact Solutions Fund invests ...

Super fund backs microgrid battery storage development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... support 60 megawatt-hours of energy to power 1,600 homes. The allocation met expected return targets for the fund's private equity portfolio, as well as satisfied Aware Super's responsible investment policies, said Amit Chand, associate portfolio manager ...

Downer inks $1.4 billion sustainability-linked debt facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... in the week, Downer announced it would sell 70% of its laundries business to an entity established by Australian private equity firm Adamantem Capital. Under the agreement, Downer will sell a 70% interest in Laundries and receive total proceeds of approximately ...

Aviva Investors launches climate transition equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... fund that tilts towards companies transitioning to a low carbon economy. The Aviva Investors Climate Transition Global Equity Fund is benchmarked to outperform the MSCI All Countries World Index by 2% per annum on a rolling 3-year basis, and is managed ...

Industry super cuts emissions exposures by 40%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... exposures "are then adjusted to ensure members retain an efficient and cost-effective exposure to both Australian and global equity markets," Aware Super said. The benchmarks were rolled out to Aware Super's investment managers in October 2020 and the ...

Social, economic consequences of climate change "devastating": Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... climate risks materialize is a challenging task, Robeco noted. In addition to divestment policies to decarbonize broad equity portfolios, investors could also explicitly target investments in companies that help the transition to a low or zero-carbon ...

Investing for the day after tomorrow: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... and broad demographic challenges and opportunities, according to Janus Henderson. The Janus Henderson Global Sustainable Equity Strategy invests in companies whose products and services are "considered by the investment manager as contributing to positive ...

Investing in the low-carbon transition: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... managing climate change and their transition and exposures to a low carbon future economy, because "governments and private equity funds can't make up the shortfall by themselves, said Deirdre Cooper, portfolio manager, Ninety One. One of the pathways ...

AustralianSuper backs net-zero emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... its portfolio to net-zero outcomes by 2050. Since 2013, AustralianSuper has been measuring the carbon intensity of its equity portfolios via external consultant S&P/Trucost, and has made significant progress in reducing its carbon intensity by 44%, director ...

Australia vulnerable as countries decarbonise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... the economy from the volatility of the transition away from the fossil fuel based economy, it can soften the impact on equity risk premia, because of the historic link between commodity price volatility, GDP volatility and equity risk premia. Wu said ...