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Australian Unity launches green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... who want access to the green bond market. "We've been monitoring the development of this market, and given the high grade credit quality of the portfolio, we believe there is sufficient diversification, and we're managing some of the additional risk ...

Data enhances case for ESG as separate, interrelated factor to quality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... dynamics. A tighter regulatory environment can, as we have illustrated, cause a switch very quickly." ESG factors can impact credit markets as well, Sekine noted. "For the sake of completeness, we analyse the credit side, and it yields the same result," ...

Korea Housing Finance Corporation prices COVID-19 social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... devotion to the welfare of people in Korea," KHFC said. This is HFC's fourth Social Covered Bond issuance proves that KHFC's credit has remained healthy even in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The full amount of net proceeds of the bond will ...

Insight Investment launches proprietary ESG risk rating system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Insight Investment said. The rating is a quantitative risk-analysis tool which provides a fresh feed of data into Insight's credit research hub, alongside non-ESG inputs. "We want to identify [ESG] risk," said Joshua Kendall, Senior ESG analyst at Insight ...

EdTech sector shows investment, impact opportunities: Credit Suisse

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... of EdTech and raised the opportunity to invest in a sector with potential for growth and positive impact, according to Credit Suisse. James Gifford, head of impact advisory at Credit Suisse In a recent paper, Education Technology. Coronavirus and beyond ...

Global stimulus an opportunity for sustainable investment: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... underpinning the Ninety One Global Environment Strategy. "We've been consistently adjusting our long-term models in terms of the credit analysis and stress testing," Cooper said. "We've also been looking at what this does to the l/t 2 degree model. If ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... for companies and governments and the responsibility each must demonstrate to their stakeholders, said Scott Freedman, credit analyst, Newton, a investment manager that is part of BNY Mellon Investment Management. "What's fascinating to watch is ...

ESG focus on climate change, income inequality: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Responsible Investing Indicator Model (RIIM) - a rating system for invested companies, used across equities, fixed income and credit. Portfolio managers have discretion on how they use the information, Drew noted. In 2019 2019 T. Rowe Price created an ...

U Ethical on resilience, engagement during COVID-19

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Ethical fund manager U Ethical is reporting resilience in its equities funds in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Georgina Laird, Jon Fernie, U Ethical "Sustainable strategies have held up pretty well, whether it's ethical, ESG or sustainability strategies ...

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... stewardship and sustainable investing, Fidelity International. "While some caveats remain, including adjustments for beta, credit quality and the sudden market recovery, we are encouraged by evidence of an overall relationship between strong sustainability ...