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Stewart Investors backs research on packaging sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... Stewart Investors Stewart Investors commissioned ISF to examine packaging sustainability performance in a group of emerging markets investment companies. The decision to commission the research is in line with Stewart Investors' long-term investment ...

IFC invests US$75m in Garanti Bank gender bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... or managed by women. The new bond has a six-year term maturity and is the first private sector gender bond in emerging markets dedicated to financing enterprises and companies owned or managed by women. The investment is in partnership with the Women ...

ESG analysis important to emerging market credit: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... available to conduct robust analysis, and that the common misconception about weaker governance standards in emerging markets is wrong. "Comparing similar-sized corporates from the same industry in emerging and developed markets, we find that ESG ratings ...

International Finance Corporation issues $300m Kangaroo social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Kangaroo social bond will be used to fund a program that "benefits women entrepreneurs and low-income people in emerging markets and conflict-affected states." It is part of the IFC's Social Bond Program, which was launched in March 2017 with a US$500 ...

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... in their portfolio construction. Stewart Investors is primarily an equity fund manager, covering Asia Pacific, emerging markets, worldwide and sustainable investment strategies, primarily based in Edinburgh, with research offices in London, Singapore ...

Increasing financial inclusion could yield increasing revenue to banks: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... that EY estimates could be as high as US$88 billion by 2020 in the Asia Pacific region. Jan Bellens, EY global emerging markets leader EY has published Innovation in financial inclusion: Revenue growth through innovative inclusion, a report that finds ...

Australian government launches impact investment fund for Asian SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... private investment in small and medium enterprises in the Asia Pacific. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced the Emerging Markets Impact Investment Fund (EMIIF), which is designed to support SMEs that generate "positive social and development outcomes ...

UCA Funds Management hires James Cook as director investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... Pension Fund as a portfolio manager to start his career in funds management, responsible for the Australian and emerging markets portfolios. He has subsequently run a number of analyst and portfolio manager teams across diversified portfolios, international ...

International Finance Corporation launches NZ dollar-denominated green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... be minimum NZ$100 million and will be used to finance private sector investments addressing climate change in emerging markets. It is the first green bond for New Zealand. IFC will use the proceeds to fund investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency ...

Nuveen launches two new ESG exchange traded funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Investment at TIAA Investments The NuShares ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM) and NuShares ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM) will begin trading today on the Bats Exchange, Inc. Amy O'Brien, managing director and head of Responsible ...