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AMP Capital notes increased engagement, board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... performance." Halliday has been in the role of head of governance of AMP Capital since 2000, and said that the current team of equity analysts take ESG issues seriously and incorporate them into models and into discussions with invested companies. "Different ...

MSCI: using ESG ratings can improve portfolio returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... which they used their Intangible Value Assessment (IVA) ratings from MSCI ESG Research in conjunction with the Barra Global Equity Model (GEM3) to construct portfolios optimized for ESG ratings while holding other characteristics constant. The research ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... space. Helga Birgden Mercer's responsible investment team has identified unlisted alternative assets including private equity, infrastructure, agriculture, timber and private equity/green bonds as potential vehicles that could provide purest access to ...

ESG factors impact on private equity valuation, dealmaking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Poor performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors can reduce valuations of potential private equity deals or cause potential buyers to walk away from an acquisition, according to research from the United Nations-backed Principles ...

Greencape Capital hires Jonathan Koh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Equity fund manager Greencape Capital has appointed Jonathan Koh to the role of investor, responsible for stock analysis and selection. Jonathan Koh Greencape is a AU$3.97bn fund manager led by Matthew Ryland and David Pace, both ex-Merrill Lynch/BlackRock. ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... process of monitoring its ongoing impact investments to the way it monitors other assets such as infrastructure or private equity, with perhaps added attention because of the relatively fewer number of investors to the category. "We probably watch them ...

ASrIA: US$74bn in sustainable investment assets in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... information, including Hong Kong, Malaysia and Thailand, but the report notes that Asian regional bond managers lag listed equity mangers in using integrated ESG approaches. In terms of Asian private markets, such as private equity, real estate and infrastructure ...

Low Carbon Australia finances $11m pilot energy project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... ANZ are providing the commodity trading facility to allow NovaPower to hedge its sales and therefore secure return on the equity and secure our ability to service the debt," he said. "It's quite innovative structure - typically you'd see a structure ...

Oliver Yates named CEO of Clean Energy Finance Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... has over 20 years of global experience in corporate advisory, financial structuring, project finance, debt structuring, equity raising and listings, with many years' experience in clean energy. He is formerly from Macquarie Bank, where "he was involved ...

Woolworths poker machine vote fails, but push to continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... continue to hold strategic value, Smith said. "I think it's still a powerful tool in the armoury," he said. "Conservative equity investors, tend to favour the engagement route and that's something we're into as well, but I think it's important for a ...