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Expert panel discusses growth of Australia's impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
The impact investing market is developing and maturing, and participants are grappling with setting appropriate reporting and performance targets, encouraging adequate deal flow, and finding projects that generate social impact as well as projects generating ...

CEFC extends investment with P2P lender RateSetter by 18 months

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has extended its investment with peer-to-peer lender RateSetter for the finance of energy efficient and renewable energy products. RateSetter is the CEFC's first investment in a peer-to-peer lending platform. ...

Eight Investment Partners launches 8IP Australian Equity Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Eight Investment Partners (8IP) has launched its first retail Australian equities fund geared towards capturing environmental/social impact in ASX-listed. Kerry Series, principal and chief investment officer, 8 Investment Partners 8IP seeded the 8IP ...

BetaShares sees increased demand for "true to label" ethical products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
The BetaShares Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX: FAIR) has amassed $65 million in the six weeks it has been listed, indicating demand for "true-to-label" ethical products, according to Managing Director Alex Vynokur. Alex Vynokur, managing ...

UCA Funds Management hires Mathew Browning as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has appointed Mathew Browning as its new chief executive officer and executive director, effective 5 February 2018, as current CEO Michael Walsh is retiring. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management "On behalf of the Board of Directors ...

International Finance Corporation launches NZ dollar-denominated green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched the first New Zealand dollar-denominated Green Kauri bond. The bond will be minimum NZ$100 million and will be used to finance private sector investments addressing climate change in emerging ...

Majority of APAC investors have an ESG investment framework: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
Nearly three quarters of Asia-Pacific based institutional investors participating in a State Street survey say that they are implementing an environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework in their investment process. Kastrapeli, vice president ...

BetaShares launches ETHI sustainability-themed ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
ETF provider BetaShares has launched a sustainability-themed ETF based on global stocks that are selected based on a broad set of ethical screens. Alex Vynokur, managing director, BetaShares The BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX: ETHI) ...

Engagement a tool for investment stewardship: RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
Active owners can use engagement with invested companies as a tool to overcome market inefficiencies, particularly as relates to environmental, social and governance (ESG) related issues, according to a panel of experts speaking at the Responsible Investment ...

RIAA conference to consider impact of consumer demand for ethical funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
The strong surge in consumer interest and demand for responsible and ethical investment and retirement products is a challenge and an opportunity for the financial services industry, the key theme of the upcoming Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...