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New Forests Asia fund reaches $120 million first close

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2) with US$120 million of capital commitments. Investors in the first close include sovereign wealth, corporate, philanthropic and development finance capital from Australia, Europe, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore ...

Hejaz Financial Services predicts $100m growth in 2022

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... for clients, Dhedhy said. "On the direct investor side, we have two buckets of clients - individuals who want to build wealth and come to us for that, and institutional investors such as community groups," he said. "That was the intent behind having ...

U Ethical makes two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... financial institutions, saying it would prove beneficial as the ethical fund manager "expands further into new wealth management and wholesale markets, competing with leading investment managers." Burns has over 30 years of senior executive experience ...

Bank Australia taps NAB executive as chief impact officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... banking sector as a valuable addition to the bank. "I'm delighted to welcome Sasha to Bank Australia and am excited about the wealth of knowledge and experience she brings as we work to ramp up our impact and growth ambitions," Walsh said. "Appointing ...

Australian Unity appoints head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... implementation of a best-in-class framework for responsible investment and corporate sustainability across Australian Unity's wealth and capital markets platform, including managed funds, investment bond products, financial advice and trustee services. ...

Strong APAC demand for sustainable, impact assets: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... investments can generate equal or superior investment returns when compared to traditional investments. "In our wealth management business, one example is our flagship 100% sustainable investing cross asset discretionary mandate. We reached a record ...

Vontobel to assess biodiversity impacts of portfolio investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... monocropping, the risk is increasing," Roc-Sennett noted. "Global population is still forecasted to grow to 10 billion by 2050 and wealth will continue to increase as well. There's just not that much land to support all of this. We need to be looking ...

Top 100 asset owners "hold keys" to net zero: Willis Towers Watson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Pension funds remain the single biggest group of asset owners globally accounting for 58.1% of assets, followed by sovereign wealth funds (34.7%) and Outsourced Chief Investment Officers (OCIOs) and Master Trusts combined (7.2%). "The AO100 will be more ...

"War for talent": ESG professionals in high demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... 2021 quarter, 57% of placements were within funds management, with superannuation a strong second, as well as wealth management, asset consulting, insurance and trustee services. There was strong demand for professionals across investments, ESG/responsible ...

CFA launches ESG certificate in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... suitable for anyone looking to improve their understanding of ESG issues working in sales and distribution, wealth management, product development, financial advice, consulting or risk." Carroll cite the recent CFA Institute Future of Sustainability ...