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Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... investors. Further, superannuation funds and collaborative organisations that have taken a position on sustainable and/or ethical investment and that consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) related risks and opportunities are making a values-based ...

Christian Super selects three impact investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... fit into two strategic goals of the fund - both the ability to find well priced risk adjusted investments and to fit the ethical investment policy of the fund, Murphy said. The fund has chosen to dedicate some of the time of policy analyst Simba Marekera ...

Five investors join initiative to grow green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... and impact, and governments to develop projects that can be financed by green and climate bonds. See Also: Australian Ethical invests in NAB climate bond Investors commit to growing green bond market

AMP Capital assesses ESG risks in food, beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... demand for convenient and affordable food, increased competition for natural resources, increased consumer awareness sof ethical and sustainability issues, and climate change. The risk of regulatory changes and imposts such as "sin taxes" on foods high ...

Australian Ethical invests in NAB climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... first-ever Australian climate bond has raised AU$300 million, doubling its initial deal size, while funds manager Australian Ethical has announced it has invested in the bond. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director The NAB Climate Bond is ...

Altius Asset Management launches sustainable bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Matthew Moore, senior portfolio manager from Uniting Financial Services. Moore also sits on the Uniting Church (NSW) Synods Ethical Investment Committee and is a former director of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). "In making ...

Montreal Carbon Pledge a building block: Cbus' Atkin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... will come up thru the analysis." Cbus is "assessing" the implications of the pledge, Atkin said. Thus far, Australian Ethical Investment is the only confirmed Australian signatory to the Montreal Carbon Pledge, according to the online portal established ...

Demand for responsible investments a call to action: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Increasing public demand for ethical investment products represents a "call to action" for the responsible investment industry in Australia, according to the chief executive officer of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
It was the Romans who said pecunia non olet, but from an ethical investment perspective, that no longer holds true. Ethical cash management has emerged as an issue in the push for institutional investors to divest from assets that are carbon emissions-intensive ...

Lonsec: responsible investment equity funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... sector review covered seven Australian equity and two global equity funds. Lonsec has recognized the Perpetual Wholesale Ethical SRI Fund with its "Highly Recommended" rating, and five funds were assigned a "recommended" rating. Lonsec rates those funds ...