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Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... pursue those opportunities." The strategy enables the incorporation of climate change considerations into a rules-based equity solution and revolves around five distinct climate-aware components that aims to hedge the risks, and, importantly, incorporate ...

ARENA to provide finance for pumped hydro facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... concessional debt finance from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility. Genex and key shareholder J-POWER will provide equity to the project. EnergyAustralia is to be the project offtake partner for a period of up to 30 years. A joint venture ...

Global digitalisation impacting environmental, social factors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... accommodative monetary policy, and central banks committed to supporting higher growth, the conditions do exist for further equity market upside; however, we are becoming more sensitive to near-term valuations, and are therefore focused on maintaining ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... the Net Zero Asset Alliance, there are some clear asks in there, like a 16 to 29% reduction of CO2 emissions by 2025 on equity and corporate debt," Baker said. "Phase 2 is around sovereign debt being included. There are absolute or intensity base reductions ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... solar projects), storage infrastructure, or grid technology. Squires identified investing in infrastructure or private equity funds, direct project-level investment, securitised bonds or equity, investing in green buildings, or funding the balance sheets ...

Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... billion, has committed to an operational net zero carbon emissions target by 2040. Nuveen Real Estate's investments cover equity, debt and development and global locations. The firm sees direct correlation between improved sustainability credentials ...

Wholesale managed funds continue strong performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... fund with 14.6% return, the Penganga International Fund - Ethical, with 13.3% return and the BNP Paribas Environmental Equity Trust with 12.6% return over the past three years.

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... manager headquartered in the US, with offices in Australia, recently announced it joined an initiative to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in the private equity industry. By signing on to the Institutional Limited Partners Association's (ILPA) ...

We must approach public equities with an 'impact' mindset

KATHRYN MCDONALD, HEIDI RIDLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... and acutely becoming sensitized to how firms' products and practices affect the living world. We can approach public equity investing with some simple questions that underlie the concepts of intentionality, additionality, and access - all litmus ...

ESG a total-portfolio subject: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... considered mainstream, including 67% of private debt portfolios, 55% of emerging market debt portfolios and 76% of private equity portfolios. Survey responses show asset owners are using an increasingly broad mix of approaches including ESG integration ...