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Opinion: Australian super funds could benefit from US ESG policy move

RAEWYN WILLIAMS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... consistent position has been that climate change is a real, pervading risk to funds and managing these risks via "responsible investing" (ESG principles) is consistent with funds' obligation under superannuation law to operate for the "sole purpose" ...

ARENA, CEFC changes open door to CCS, hydrogen investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... (ARENA) to invest, and will change the legislative remit of ARENA and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) towards investing in carbon capture and storage, carbon farming and other technologies, and away from renewable energy. Prime Minister Scott ...

Ardea, UTS partnership to bring AI to fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... University of Technology Sydney (UTS) that will apply machine learning to areas including climate change and government bond investing. The Ardea + UTS Academic Program spur new academic research, strengthen Ardea's research capabilities, and provide ...

IIG launches alternative fund-of funds impact strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... diversified fund within the alternative space," said, Daniel Madhavan, IIG CEO and Co-Fund Manager. "We have seen that impact investing is a growing area of interest, but quite often we hear the question of where to get started. We wanted to design the ...

FTSE Russell enhances Green Revenues data model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... need access to high quality, comparable and relevant underlying data, available at scale, to support their sustainable investing strategies," Staal said. "FTSE Russell has been developing ESG index and data products for almost twenty years to help meet ...

CEFC backs project to bring Tesla Powerwall to SA social housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is investing up to $30 million in program to deliver home energy systems to social housing tenants in South Australia. The project will see the installation of solar and battery storage systems across more ...

NZ Super appoints Rosemary Vilgan to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Executive Women. "I look forward to joining the Board of the Guardians and supporting its incredibly important work investing for New Zealand's future," Vilgan said. "Since inception the NZ Super Fund has achieved strong results and is well-placed to ...

Responsible investment AUM grows, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... also deepening its best practice, according to Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO. "We're at a point where responsible investing is becoming a major part of the broader financial market," O'Connor said. "We're moving into a phase where it's ...

U Ethical hires two to investments team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... deliver better outcomes for people and planet," Cook said. "As a prominent voice across ESG, ethical and responsible investing, we welcome Desiree's input as we strive to not only deliver competitive returns but align investment to impact." O'Connor ...

GreenCollar secures funding for Queensland carbon farming projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Carbon farming refers to carbon abatement and sequestration activities on agricultural land. The Queensland Government is investing up to $100 million in 2020 for carbon farming projects with co-benefits that meet one or more of the three priority areas ...