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Mega recovery on cards for sustainable funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... risk. "This is not just something that green funds need to be thinking about, and it doesn't much matter whether the investor is passionate about ethical or sustainable investing. "But if you're a fund manager, you'd be obligated to at least ...

Offloading assets is last resort in fight against slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... of the stages of remediation, with underlying drivers and explanatory case studies, as well as an exploration of the investor's potential role alongside other actors in the process," Hazra said. Modern slavery may be present in every country and supply ...

Green moves at Future Group, AusSuper, Birdwood, Minderoo, Mutual Trust

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... - the Church of England's investment manager - has a long heritage in sustainable investment. CCLA spearheaded an investor group writing to 35 of the highest emitting companies in the FTSE 350 index including those in the oil and gas, utilities and ...

Social-washing hides lapse in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... the SDGs, "financial markets and private investment capital is required given the sheer scale of capital required. The investor community can also offer speed, innovation, and flexibility that governments simply cannot." Investors can fund agriculture ...

Aussie asset managers rise to RI challenge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Magellan and Mint Asset Management have topped the list of responsible investors, thanks to their commitment to higher RI standards. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) crowned 78 members as leaders and a further 36 as runners-up. ...

UN PRI bolsters APAC expertise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is strengthening its position as the region's sustainable investor network. UN PRI Oceania head Kar Mei Tang has been appointed co-chair of the International Women's Development Agency ...

Impact investor boosts affordable housing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
In five years since inception, one asset manager which blends the expertise of nonprofit and finance specialists has invested over $400 million of impact via managed funds. Conscious Investment Management (CIM) is focused on delivering social and environmental ...

BNP Paribas shutters EARTH Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Three years on from its launch, the BNP Paribas EARTH Trust is to be wound up. Investors have been notified of the fund's termination, which is scheduled to be completed by November 22. As responsible entity, Equity Trustees said the decision to ...

First Sentier heeds the call of nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
First Sentier Investors gains an edge by vowing to publicly disclose on nature in 2025, joining a growing list of signatories to the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). It joins investors representing US$15.9 trillion AUM - including ...

Westpac, CEFC back climate tech fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
The nation's largest climate tech venture capitalist, which is also Canberra's green tech portfolio manager, drew over 50 backers to the tune of $100 million at first close. It is Virescent Ventures second climate technology investment fund (Fund II). ...