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Mitsubishi buys stake in Australian carbon credit developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI). "AIC are excited to deploy our environmental and financial expertise to expand our portfolio as nature-based carbon will play a critical role for companies seeking carbon neutrality as they transition to a low emission ...

Global fund manager buys Australian forestry asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... (GFP). The acquisition of the Green Triangle Forest Products (GTFP) estate will fall into AXA IM Alts' real estate portfolio and represents one of the largest investments into the Australian forestry market by value in over a decade. "GTFP meets ...

Maple-Brown Abbott appoint new head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Maple-Brown Abbott has appointed Emma Pringle as the permanent head of ESG. Pringle joined Maple-Brown Abbott last year in a maternity cover role. She has a background in product governance and sustainability across superannuation, investments and insurance. ...

Infrastructure to offer opportunity for decarbonisation investment: ClearBridge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... move at different paces in terms of the process to decarbonise," said ClearBridge Investments managing director and portfolio manager Nick Langley. "If you take 30 year timeframe, out to 2050, the first cab off the rank is the electricity and renewable ...

Banks face multi-billion risks from climate change: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
The global financial services industry faces $600 billion in climate change risks with widespread implications for banks across credit risk, market risk and operational risk, according to research from by Accenture. According to the climate disclosures ...

Alphinity launches SDG-aligned fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Goals (SDGs). The Alphinity Global Sustainable Equity Fund is a concentrated fund seeking to invest in a diversified portfolio of leading sustainable companies that offer attractive financial returns, have strong ESG practices, and are aligned with one ...

Leading fund manager scales ESG presence in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... team will be an extension of Robeco's Sustainability Investing Centre of Expertise - a global team of over 35 client portfolio managers. Robeco opened its Singapore office in 2016, establishing its regional fixed income hub in Asia as an extension of ...

Global fund manager launches bond impact strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... ESG/impact - global fixed income, Anupam Damani, head of international and emerging markets debt, and Jessica Zarzycki, co-portfolio manager for the existing ESG/impact fixed income accounts. "Significant investment is needed to combat some of the key ...

ASIC reviewing greenwashing in financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... funds and managed funds products on ESG grounds, and Dunnin noted that the real focus is on transparency, including portfolio holding disclosure. "Rainmaker's focus so far has been on ESG, not on being 'green'," Dunnin said. "In any case, the real game ...

Charting a course to net zero: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... announcement but no substance and no action. That may buy a headline for a couple of weeks, but the work to position the portfolio, that does take months." Efforts to slow climate change through carbon taxes, regulation, green fiscal spending, energy ...