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Positive outlook for impact future: Conscious Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... thinking about both sides of impact investment, it could cause an unintended adverse consequence." While the impact investing sector remains nascent, its growth remains strong and deals continued through 2020 for Conscious Investment Management, Tominc ...

TCorp NSW issues $1.3 billion green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... offshore - an excellent achievement and testament to the fact that investors are focused on high quality, sustainable investing over the longer term." The Green Bond proceeds are earmarked to finance green assets that appear in the inaugural 2028 TCorp ...

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... governance issues are extremely important to them," McDonald said. "Nearly 80% of our members have told us that responsible investing is important to them. "We have responded to this by providing members with updated SRI options that exclude fossil fuels ...

RIAA adviser guide aims at education in ESG space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
There is strong retail demand for responsible investing products, but the sector is still "confusing" and in need of both consumer and adviser education, according to a panel of experts. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has ...

Zenith creates ESG framework for fund classification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Zenith Investment Partners is aiming to demystify ESG and responsible investing strategies for clients by introducing a tiered framework that describes funds' activities based on their research. "When considering the landscape of ESG issues or values ...

Retail sustainable investments grow by 21%: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... increase on the previous year, according to research from Morningstar. Morningstar recently released a report, Sustainable Investing Landscape for Australian Investors, which found that sustainable fund launches have increased materially over the past ...

Government reforms aim for increased super transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... latest proposed reforms to superannuation have raised concerns that they might impinge on funds' ability to use ESG investing strategies. In Tuesday's budget speech, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg introduced the Your Super, Your Future package, including ...

Ban on waste export presents risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... highlighted the implications for their company. "This injection gives the waste management industry confidence when investing in infrastructure and innovation," said Vik Bansal, Cleanaway CEO and managing director. "With this fund, governments at all ...

PRI recgonises leaders for climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... analysis informs fund activities in a number of ways, said Jonathan Bailey, head of environmental, social and governance investing. "The first thing we use is for is as a risk monitoring tool," Bailey said. "We run all the portfolios through it, so portfolio ...

Majority of super funds not disclosing portfolio holdings: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... conversation around greenwashing, one of the strongest ways of responding to that is being really clear on who we're investing in. We really strongly advocate for transparency around engagement and voting practices. We do believe there are more was ...