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Video: Demystifying ESG from Investor and Investee Perspectives: Closing remarks, AIRA Immediate Past Chairman Warwick Bryan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... association with the Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA). The discussion was opened by Michael Orzano, Head of Equity Indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices, followed by a presentation on trends in ESG investment by Martina Macpherson, Global ...

State Street, TruValue Labs to partner in development of AI-assisted ESG research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... different languages. Eventually, they want to see how this works with positive impact on return on investment or return on equity, and, how do we use traditional or next generation risk measurements to time investments in these areas. Using this data ...

Majority of largest asset owners recognise risk of climate change: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... support ethical companies, it's not surprising this flows through to the bottom line, driving superior performance and better equity market returns. The natural sector bias of ethical indices has also sheltered the sector from the downturn associated ...

Investa Commercial Property Fund Issues $100 million certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... Fund were oversubscribed. Investors in the ICPF bond included the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, which is an existing equity investor in ICPF "We were pleased to work with Investa on this transaction, which continues its strong leadership in clean ...

Morphic Ethical Equities Fund has exceeded minimum target for IPO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... Management Morphic Asset Management is the Morphic Ethical Equities Fund Limited (MEC), a new ethically screened global equity LIC. Morphic combines ethical screens with an investment strategy focusses on growing wealth over the long-term by generating ...

PIMCO launches ESG Global Bond Fund in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... wider range of ESG considerations into the investment process." "Historically, this type of strategy has been pursued by equity investors but we firmly believe that engagement as a debtholder is equally important," Struc said. "Across the vast fixed ...

AMP Capital to divest from tobacco, controversial weapons

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... of the $130 million in cluster munitions and landmines. " Exposure of all excluded companies is held within the global equity and global fixed income funds managed by external fund managers on behalf of AMP Capital's Multi-Asset Group, AMP Capital said. ...

Hunter Hall to merge with Pengana Capital to create $3bn fund manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... merger, Hunter Hall shareholders will own approximately 27% and Pengana shareholders will own approximately 73% of the issued equity of Hunter Hall, comprising approximately 101.5 million shares post transaction. The Hunter Hall board "unanimously recommends ...

Morphic Asset Management launches ethical global equities LIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Morphic Asset Management is launching the Morphic Ethical Equities Fund Limited (MEC), a new ethically screened global equity LIC. Jack Lowenstein, co-founder and managing director, Morphic Asset Management Morphic combines ethical screens with an investment ...

Impact Investing Australia, Philanthropy Australia launch new grant program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... from the English Family Foundation, Rowley Trust, Snow Foundation, Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation, CAGES Foundation, Equity Trustees and Payce Foundation. "In order to address the social and environmental challenges facing Australia, we need a strong ...