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UCA Funds Management hires Benjamin Pedley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... other markets in which he has experience. "I think the probably the role of ethical investing is slightly more developed in Europe and to a lesser extent in Asia than it is in Australia," he said. "I think one of the challenges in the Australia context ...

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Labor Party's has committed to introducing a two-phase emissions trading scheme (ETS) if elected to government this year. If implemented, the policy will require legislative and regulatory shifts that will impact on industry sectors such ...

Foresight Group hires Gary Sofarelli for Sydney office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
Infrastructure investment manager and private equity manager Foresight Group has hired Gary Sofarelli to lead its Sydney-based office. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) provided an AU$100 million cornerstone investment to the Foresight Group's ...

Q&A: Madeleine Senior, Bert Rebelo, Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... have our own view... We've also been working with Hermes in terms of shareholder engagement. We have three ESG funds in Europe now where Hermes has been engaged to carry out engagement. We don't have enough resources in engagement, which is why we're ...

Sustainalytics opens Sydney office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... told The Sustainability Report that Australia was "a strategic priority." Sustainalytics has offices in North America, Europe and Singapore. Currently, there are no domestic New Zealand clients. "For the time being, our client base is in Australia, although ...

Global underwriters issue US$15bn in green bonds in Q4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Initiative said. "Almost 30% of [BAML's] deals (in issued amount) are issued in the US, but the bank's involvement also reaches Europe, Canada, Mexico and Asia," Climate Bond Initiative said. "Credit Agricole CIB is ranked as the second largest green ...

ACSI annual report outlines 2015-2018 strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance investment manager. She took over from former ACSI CEO Gordon Hagart, who returned to Europe. See Also: Women, generational change coming to ASX boards: ACSI ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity ...

Peter Woolcott outlines Australian priorities for COP21

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... update their national mitigation efforts to what we believe should be five year cycles. So, for example, Australia and Europe have a commitment out to 2030, in our view in 2025 we should review our target before then to see if it's still appropriate ...

Future Super goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... increasingly important to the industry. It is a legal requirement to disclose the carbon intensity of the fund in some parts of Europe, for example." Future Super is not the only retirement vehicle to commit to more transparency in reporting its carbon ...

CEFC commits $100m to Australian Bioenergy Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed AU$100 million to a new Australian Bioenergy Fund, which will aim to accelerate development in Australia's bioenergy sector. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO The Australian ...