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Five reasons investors should adopt an active versus passive ESG approach

JOEL CONNELL  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... market decreased 11% to $1.92 trillion. The positive ESG flow trends are likely to continue, with 2021 research from Bloomberg Intelligence: ESG Assets Outlook Brightens, based on data from the Global Sustainable Investment Association, forecasting that ...

CEFC, Future Super back green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainable corporate bonds issued by Australian and international issuers, as well as cash. It aims to outperform the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0-5 Year Index benchmark. "We can only invest in labelled bonds - bonds that are green, sustainable or ...

Westpac inks $350 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Westpac has structured a $350 million sustainability-linked loan (SLL) that ties the interest rate to how a company performs on social issues that are material to the company's performance. The three year loan to G8 Education, Australia's largest ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... outperforming those with lower ratings, especially during market turbulence." MSCI applied its ESG Ratings to companies in the Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield Index and found that the overall ESG score had a stronger correlation than individual ...

Australian passive sustainable funds grow to $3.6 billion: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... unlisted fund each in the equity (tracking the FTSE Developed ex Australia Choice Index) and fixed-income (tracking the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Exclusion Float Adjusted Index) segments during 2018, while VanEck came out with a sustainable ...

Three lessons when assessing ESG risks: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... opinions expressed reflect his opinions only. Figure 1: Wirecard's debut bond has recorded a material loss. (Source: Bloomberg. As at 30 June 2020. Bond issued in September 2019, denominated in euros, maturity date 11 September 2024.) The combination ...

MUFG appoints Rob Ward head of project finance, ESG finance, Oceania

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... The bank is also a global leader in renewable generation projects and has also been ranked top lead arranger in the Bloomberg Project Finance league tables for Clean Energy financing for six of the past eight years. MUFG facilitated financial solutions ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... Investment Management has launched a new unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund. The fund is benchmarked to a customised Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Select ex-Fossil Fuels Index and is AUD hedged. It is "designed for ESG-aware investors ...

BlackRock Real Assets names Charlie Reid to lead Asia-Pac renewables

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... investment into new power generation in Asia Pacific - or US$3.5 trillion - will flow into renewables by 2040 according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. "In the long term, investing in renewables makes sense not only for investors but also for the communities ...

Legg Mason's Western Asset removes tobacco, cluster munitions from bond funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... under management in Australia, and offers investors exposure to an actively managed global bond fund, benchmarked to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index, according to Legg Mason. Western Asset Management has $56 billion in funds under management ...