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Betashares launches first ethical bonds ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... revenue) to the production or sale of junk foods. The strategy weights bonds on risk-adjusted income potential rather than a debt-weighted indexing approach. CEO Alex Vynokur says the ETF "represents a core portfolio building block for ethically minded ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires impact PMs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... investor held several senior roles, serving as global head of legal and tax for corporate asset finance. There, Wilkin navigated debt and equity deals and advised on various finance transactions, new commercial ventures, investment opportunities, acquisitions ...

Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... product solutions for wholesale and institutional clients. Roberts also oversees Australian Ethical's Infrastructure Debt Fund, which finances local projects with a social or environmental benefit. Australian Ethical chief investment officer Ludovic ...

New alliance brings green data to financial markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... holdings, and can produce climate risk and emissions data across unlisted private equity, infrastructure, real estate and private debt. Emmi co-founder and CEO Michael Lebbon commented: "At Emmi we believe that a low carbon economy is possible, and that ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... the Anti-Slavery Commissioner (OASC) tabled in the NSW Parliament this week found. "Modern slavery risks identified include debt bondage, deceptive recruiting, forced labour and, in extreme cases, servitude, sexual servitude and even human trafficking," ...

Help on the way for hidden supply chain slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... code recognises slavery practices as including: slavery, servitude, forced labour, deceptive recruitment, forced marriage, debt bondage, human trafficking, child trafficking and domestic trafficking. There were almost 50 million people living in slavery ...

Asset manager defends climate group exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... investment process. "Our investment philosophy, process and robust approach to ESG integration and independent engagement with debt issuers remain unchanged." The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), which runs CA100+ in Australia, said recent departures ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... responsible cost-of-living relief in the form of tax cuts, energy bill relief, cheaper medicines and help with rent and student debt," he said. Chalmers said if the government could have anything it would be "more normal levels of inflation" first and ...

AI and crypto mining to drive energy opps: PGIM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... grown fourfold in the last 10 years. But instead of turning into the equity opportunities only, PGIM is considering renewable debt, particularly senior debt in mature projects with offtake agreements and grid connections in place, it said. Debt opportunities ...

Data demand drives tech growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... estimates as fast as possible", Prins said - especially in traditionally opaque investment classes like infrastructure, private debt, private equity, and commercial real estate. "As we approach mandatory reporting, asset owners and fund managers are ...