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Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
Groups and institutional investors have condemned the decision by the president of the United States to withdraw the country from the Paris Agreement. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) "The Paris Agreement ...

CEFC publishes report on best practice initiatives for property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has published a report identifying 50 best practice initiatives to improve properties as part of the broader industry push towards net zero carbon buildings. CEFC and consultants Norman Disney & Young (NDY) ...

ACSI names Ian Silk as new president, Antony Thow as deputy president

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
Ian Silk, chief executive office at AustralianSuper, will become the new president of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), while Antony Thow, chief operating officer at LUCRF will become deputy president. Louise Davidson, ACSI ...

Government to establish $1 bn National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
The government will establish the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), an affordable housing bond aggregator designed to attract private and institutional investment and provider cheaper, longer-term finance to the development ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance opens Good Money stores in Gold Coast, Cairns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
Good Shepherd Microfinance has opened up two branches of its Good Money retail stores in Queensland. Good Shepherd CEO Adam Mooney at announcement of new Good Money Centre in Morwell, Victoria. (photo courtesy of Good Shepherd Microfinance) One Good ...

Australian Ethical Investment exceeds $2 billion in assets under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has exceeded $2 billion in funds under management, a 100% increase since 2015. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director For March 2017, the ethical investment and superannuation provider saw net inflows ...

Investa Commercial Property Fund Issues $100 million certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... and will be fully allocated against a portfolio of low carbon buildings in the ICPF portfolio, Investa said. The Investa Office Management Platform, which manages ICPF, has set a net zero carbon emissions target by 2040. Earlier this year, Investa Office ...

IGCC, AIGCC publish investor disclosure guide aligned to TCFD recommendations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC - Asia) have published a new guide on climate change disclosure for institutional investors. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC The guide, Transparency in Transition ...

CEFC appoints Ian Learmonth as new chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has hired Ian Learmonth as its new chief executive officer. Ian Learmonth, incoming CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation Learmonth will succeed outgoing CEO Oliver Yates, and will join the CEFC on 15 May. ...

Global sustainable, responsible, impact assets hit $22tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
Global sustainable, responsible and impact (SRI) investment assets reached US$22.89 trillion as of the beginning of 2016, including $516 billion in assets from Australia/New Zealand, according to the 2016 Global Sustainable Investment Review (GSIA). ...