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Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... investments such as property with six-star energy ratings, essential worker affordable housing, as well as our private equity initiatives such as our recent investments in battery storage businesses." Earlier this year Aware Super announced ambitious ...

IIG launches alternative fund-of funds impact strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... will include a mix of investments covering renewable energy infrastructure such as large scale solar farms, impact private equity, venture capital for high-growth startups which meet the fund's impact thesis, impact debt, social impact bonds, environmental ...

Nuveen secures $150m in commitments for Global Impact Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... years, but to us, it's a continued belief in this." The Global Impact strategy team at Nuveen will pursue direct private equity investments across both themes, the fund said. The strategy targets strong risk adjusted private equity returns and target ...

UK pension fund to divest half its portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... and projects contributing to the low-carbon transition, it said, commencing an allocation to renewable energy in private equity infrastructure. "Just like coronavirus, climate change poses serious risks to both our savers and their investments. It has ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Australian investors comprise real assets ($2.2 billion), private debt ($287 million), public equity ($195 million), private equity ($97 million), social impact bonds (SIBs) ($66 million) and others ($44 million)." The study also finds that investors ...

Northern Trust launches ESG Analytics Summary for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... equities and corporate fixed income, but in future, it could be extended to other asset classes. "If we're looking at private equity, real estate, we have a broad capability on those asset types," Boccassini said. "The challenge with a lot of the asset ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... across Morningstar's existing research and solutions for all segments, including individual investors, advisors, private equity firms, asset managers and owners, plan sponsors, and credit issuers. "Our collaboration over the past several years has helped ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... companies involved in thermal coal. At the same time it's worth noting that in 2015, one of the most profitable private equity investments involved the purchase of the Vale Point power station in NSW for $1 million, which is now earning over $2.5m per ...

HESTA names Andrew Major chief risk and compliance officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... career" In his previous role, Major led a team responsible for managing the Fund's investments in the Infrastructure, Private Equity, Property and other alternative investment strategies, including Impact Investments. Blakey underlined that comprehensive ...

Schroders acquires impacting investing firm BlueOrchard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... investors premium impact investment solutions across multiple asset classes, including private and public debt, private equity, and sustainable infrastructure and is an expert in innovative blended finance mandates. "BlueOrchard's Singapore office plays ...