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Ethical fund manager sets ambitious FUM target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... geared up from the investment expertise as well as the distribution side," Willis said. "We would like to make ethical investing available to all Australians, we believe in that positive force." Sister publication Financial Standard recently profiled ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
ESG analysis can be integrated into multi-asset investing strategies using both top down ethical screens and bottom-up ESG signal integration to construct portfolios covering commodities, credit as well as equities, according to First Sentier Investors. ...

Ausbil drops fossil fuel companies from sustainable fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons and armaments, and pornography. The exclusion list has been expanded to include investing in exploration, mining and/or the distribution of fossil fuels, including oil, gas, oil sands and all coal. This fund excludes ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... innovation capital. This means assessing the capacity of companies from both an ESG and EST lens as well as actively investing in new companies and establishing new markets in areas such as Natural Capital. Hackathons or Design Sprints: we need to set ...

ESG managed fund fees revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... sector reported a record $1.8 billion of inflows throughout the December quarter. Morningstar's latest Sustainable Investing Landscape for Australian Fund Investors revealed AMP Capital, Pendal and Perpetual struggled to capture flows into their ...

Agriculture sector can contribute to climate solutions: GreenCollar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Carbon farming refers to carbon abatement and sequestration activities on agricultural land. The Queensland Government is investing up to $100 million in 2020 for carbon farming projects with co-benefits that meet one or more of the three priority areas ...

Pendal to launch sustainable water, waste strategy, hire two

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Regnan Credit Impact Trust invests in investment grade Australian fixed and floating rate securities. The fund focuses on investing in impact bonds to generate social and environmental outcomes alongside financial returns.

Neuberger Berman joins global diversity initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... new hires were minorities. The firm also says it seeks to promote diversity within the private equity industry. When investing with other private equity firms, as part of its due diligence process, the firm performs a diversity analysis including analysing ...

Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... mining, the capex time horizon and lag before a project becomes fully operational can be 5 to 10 years, so if you're investing in old energy now, there are questions over how serious the company is taking its net zero goals," he said. This conversation ...

Investors back climate bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... out a few improvements, but overall, these proposed laws, if enacted, would deliver what the community expects, make investing less risky, lessen the shock to certain Australian industry sectors whose goods are no longer consistent with key trading partner ...