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Foresight Group hires Kim Nguyen to head Australian operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Infrastructure and private equity investment manager Foresight Group has hired Kim Nguyen head of its Australian operations to lead Foresight's expansion in the energy infrastructure sector in Australia. Kim Nguyen, head of Australia, Foresight Group ...

Global issuance of green bonds tops $100 billion to date in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... Agriculture, Transport, Buildings, Electricity generation, Water, Waste & ICT, increased green bonds, green loans and green equity funding can be directed towards mitigation, resilience and adaptation." Kidney predicted that European countries would ...

Fidelity International develops proprietary sustainability ratings system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Fund Manager Fidelity International has developed a proprietary sustainability ratings system applicable to equity and fixed income assets. Jenn-Hui Tan, head of capital markets and corporate governance at Fidelity International. The system covers Fidelity's ...

UCA Funds Management rebrands as U Ethical, seeks growth, clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... Portfolio, the Australian Equities Portfolio, and the Growth Portfolio. U Ethical is currently moving its international equity assets from within its growth portfolio into a separate unit trust structure so that it can be offered as a stand-alone asset ...

CEFC takes $51m stake in Victoria's Kiamal Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has made its third equity investment in a large-scale renewable energy development, taking a $51 million stake in Victoria's 200MW (AC) Kiamal Solar Farm. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation ...

Factor investing such as ESG strategies can be wise approach: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... driving the conversation in Australia in particular. AXA IM manages the Australian domiciled pooled fund, AXA IM Sustainable Equity Fund - "a fully integrated ESG equity fund offering local investors a more efficient way of capturing long term equity ...

Legg Mason launches QS Investors Global Responsible Investment Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Legg Mason has launched the Legg Mason QS Investors Global Responsible Investment Fund, a global equity fund that integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis and ethical screens. The fund uses the investment expertise of wholly owned ...

Future Super divests from companies with no women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... the average Australian woman who works for an ASX100, ASX200 company." Last year, Future Super commissioned Gender pay equity and Australian listed companies from CAER and the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility delving into the gender pay ...

First State Super signs Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... industry in actively engaging with companies to influence their behaviour on significant issues such as climate change, gender equity and diversity and governance practices to support our core purpose of delivering long-term sustainable returns for our ...

Majority of Asia-Pacific investors expect to integrate ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... disclosures,, sustainable stock exchanges, guidelines and frameworks coming through globally. "But if you look at private equity, infrastructure, more impact-style investing, those horizons align more strongly with long term investors, however the data ...