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Future Group ramps up screening

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
GuildSuper, Child Care Super, and smartMonday have not been marketed as sustainable funds in the past, however going forward their international equities portfolio contains no investments in fossil fuels, weapons, nuclear energy, and gambling. For tobacco ...

Green moves: Westpac, Care Super, BlackRock, Quinbrook, Ortec, CAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... investor commitments over the past 12 months. Komulainen's "extensive experience in ESG, sustainability and impact investment make her an ideal and exciting addition to the Quinbrook team as we continue our efforts to deliver truly impactful investments ...

Responsible funds thrive despite greenwash fears: RIAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... mitigation. Together, these two themes accounted for $5.13 billion in AUM - 71% of the total AUM covered by impact investment products and funds. Other popular thematics include biodiversity, financial inclusion, quality jobs, and healthcare. Half (53%) ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires impact PMs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... responsible for developing strategic priorities for the funds management business and managing the first Child-Lens Impact Investment Fund. At its core, this is an emerging field of asset management where investors check how their portfolio investments ...

Ethinvest reaches $100 million milestone

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Ethinvest has hit $100 million in assets on the platform, after launching on HUB24 in late 2016. The ethical and impact investment advisory practice now reaps the rewards of strong investment performance and client inflows. Its three levels of managed ...

Social-washing hides lapse in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... crucial role in achieving SDGs by leveraging the power of capital markets, says the nation's peak body for impact investment. The SDG framework is increasingly being used by financial professionals as a useful blueprint for investors to measure investment ...

BNP Paribas shutters EARTH Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Australian investors in September 2021, on the back of growing demand for "quality sustainable, ethical and impact investment products." At the time, BNP Paribas said the trust offered "a market first - an environmentally focused market-neutral strategy ...

Green jobs: Impactable, Ortec, Goldman Sachs, Compliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... strategic initiatives. He's now global head of distribution at the firm that looks to bring institutional capital to impact investment opportunities in emerging markets. This follows a short hiatus where he took time off work, and a recent chair position ...

S&P Global gains top sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Environmental Investment Organisation. Currently, she is a director of Impact Alpha Partners - a recently established impact investment research and consulting firm. Founded by former State Super equities lead Andrew Huang 11 months ago, IAP's mission ...

Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainable development goals (SDGs) last month, which was attended by several Indonesian government agencies, the Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) and the Ford Foundation. The proposed Orange bonds aim to support women-focused enterprises with micro ...