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Baring Private Equity Asia inks multi-billion dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... The facility will support BPEA's private equity investment platform. On gender diversity, BPEA will require its portfolio companies to build a stronger and more supportive environment for female talent to thrive. To meet the climate change-linked ...

Climate change "a first-order risk": RBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Guy Debelle called climate change "a first-order risk for the financial system", with broad-ranging impacts on Australia. Debelle also warned while there has only been "isolated examples" of divestment from ...

Wayfinding for Ethical Investment

RODGER SPILLER  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... profile along with a conventional risk profile. The plan provides a map, charting the best course and recommending a portfolio. Along the journey, performance measurement will consider both financial progress and ethical impact, and changes will be made ...

Investors assess ESG landscape, client needs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... in the pudding - it's not just in intent, it's in behaviour." Dimensional Fund Advisors head of Asia Pacific portfolio management Bhanu Singh noted that advisers are grappling with responding to client demand for ESG products while balancing ...

CFA launches ESG certificate in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... professionals expect their firms' commitment to ESG research to increase. "Demand is greater than supply," Carroll said. "For portfolio manager roles posted on LinkedIn, 18% required ESG expertise, yet only 1.5% of portfolio manager profiles claimed ...

Evidence of ESG's impact "inconclusive": Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... performance or investment outcome perspective, there's no difference, but you're not giving up anything by seeking a portfolio that aligns with your values." Meanwhile, Rainmaker Information has analysed Australian equities ESG products for style bias ...

GHG emissions, diversity top concerns for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... outcomes. "The level of focus in the last few years has really accelerated," added Perennial Better Future Strategies portfolio manager Damian Cottier. "Some have started to see there's a cost of capital difference to having a good approach to ESG. They're ...

CEFC, Future Super back green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... can only invest in labelled bonds - bonds that are green, sustainable or social," said Artesian managing director and portfolio manager David Gallagher. "It's not an impact fund where we seek out companies that are good quality companies; we're going ...

Stewart Investors launches emerging markets sustainability fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... on delivering long-term capital growth over market cycles," Stewart Investors said. The fund is managed in Sydney by portfolio managers Jack Nelson and David Gait. "Emerging markets offer particular opportunities as well as challenges for investors," ...

AXA IM looks to launch forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... fund will use the Green Triangle asset as seed investment and are "keen to add further Aus/NZ forestry assets to the portfolio" and secure "like-minded investors who truly believe in the climate crisis and the new approach to decarbonization," he said. ...