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Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... haven't prioritised to the same extent the sustainability issues that we all need to commit to make to progress - issues like equity of access, justice and governance issues more broadly. These issues will come to the fore once again once the sustainable ...

LGS appoint two to investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... responsible investment strategies across Australian shares, international shares, property, absolute return and private equity asset classes.

Northern Trust to open asset management in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... passive and ESG customised solutions for [socially responsible investment] mandates, and we will also focus on engineered equity as well. The timing is right, the asset servicing business has done well, and it is also appropriate timing to take a stronger ...

The Sustainability Report's top articles of 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Australian-dollar denominated Kangaroo Green Bond, the first ever in the Australian domestic market. PRI launches guide to private equity and ESG integration The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) have launched a guide covering integration of ...

Christian Super selects three impact investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... financial services company that provides student loans for the purposes of social development, the IFC Catalyst Fund, a private equity fund run by the International Finance Corporation that invests in renewable energy projects in emerging markets, and ...

CEFC looks to increase investment in bioenergy projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... bioenergy projects," Dow said. "The aligned interests of feedstock suppliers, energy off-takers, project operators and equity investors provide the framework for making a project bankable. Bioenergy has the potential for both domestic consumption purposes ...

Boards more diverse, but ACSI calls for more "skin in the game"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... The study found that non-executive directors in ASX101-200 companies tend to have a higher percentage of total personal equity. "Non-executive directors of ASX 101-200 companies (excluding founders), in aggregate, held shares valued at $744.5 million ...

Barclays, MSCI launch green bond index series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... expand the range of ESG benchmarks for the fixed income market," said Remy Briand, managing director and global head of equity research at MSCI. "The Barclays MSCI Green Bond Index family demonstrates how this collaboration can support the development ...

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Australia, available to the retail market via the Asgard platform. The AXA IM All Country World Index (ACWI) SmartBeta Equity Fund was seeded with AU$55 million from local Australian Financial Services Licensee, Financial Index Wealth Accountants (FIWA). ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... members' funds to finance large-scale greenhouse-gas pollution, and don't use members' deposits to directly lend to, buy equity or debt in, any large-scale greenhouse polluting activities from fossil fuel exploration, extraction, production and use," ...