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Cbus names new head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... Fok. "Ros will bring her extensive experience and collaborative style to oversee the advancement of our responsible investing strategy and priorities. "The strength of Cbus' internal Responsible Investment team reiterates the importance of building ...

Podcast: Inclusive product design with Amarachi Seery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... on Business and Human Rights or non-compliant with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and they avoid investing in companies that are associated with corruption or doing business with oppressive regimes. However, Janus Henderson's ...

HESTA ups the ante on AGL, Santos on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... circumstances change." As part of its announcement of a new interim emission reduction target, HESTA has committed to by 2030 investing 10% of its portfolio in climate solutions, such as renewable energy and sustainable property. There are "abundant ...

No ESG drag seen in performance test results

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
It is not apparent that MySuper funds that use ESG investing strategies are failing the MySuper performance test under the Your Future, Your Super legislation. As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, five MySuper products have failed the ...

Defining financial, wellbeing impacts in housing: Kayne Anderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... wellbeing, noted Amanda Nunnink, co-head of multifamily impact housing at KA Real Estate. "The strategy is driven around investing in attainable housing, which is still suffering a supply/demand imbalance," she said. "In the US we have a shortage in ...

Investment in low-carbon energy infrastructure on the rise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... with significant competition and the availability of lower-cost capital. Both factors will influence private equity investing, particularly in the overheated renewable and sustainable energy markets, Vinson & Elkins noted.

Clean Energy Finance Corporation turns 10

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... legislated into being in 2012, as part of the then-Julia Gillard government's Clean Energy Future package. It began investing in July 2013 and was designed to encourage private investment and help overcome capital market barriers to commercialising clean ...

Podcast: Democratising climate impact investing with Camille Socquet-Clerc

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, we speak with Camille Socquet-Clerc, founder of Bloom Impact, a new investment app offering retail investors access to climate-related impact investments. Fintech Bloom Impact offers access to a diversified growth ...

ASX300 upping the ante on ESG reporting: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... companies with the best ESG credentials will outperform. It's really important to emphasise that it's not just about investing in companies that are more sustainable, there's an alpha benefit that generates outperformance." Melior's portfolio companies ...

Uncovering value in ESG improvers: Pengana

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
Investing in companies that are early in improving their ESG performance can be "more powerful" for investment returns than investing in companies which are already considered ESG leaders, according to Pengana Capital. "Securities that transitioned ...