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J.P. Morgan, GIIN report uptick in impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Allocations are primarily in private markets - 44% of assets are currently invested through private debt, and 24% through private equity. In 2014, more investors plan to increase the percentage of their portfolios invested in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia ...

University of Sydney issues second impact investing report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... medium enterprises, healthcare, affordable housing and community development," and in asset classes including "private equity, venture capital, private debt, real estate and international listed equity." Developing the impact investment market requires ...

CFSGAM reports on responsible investment, stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
A high degree of transparency and reporting is "the most important indicator of effective equity investor stewardship," according to more than a third of people who attended the recent Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) Responsible ...

PRI launches guide to private equity and ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Investment (PRI) have launched a guide covering integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in private equity. Integrating ESG in private equity - a guide for general partners is designed to give general partners a link between ...

Combining quality measures with ESG can yield higher returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... "significant excess return" to ESG portfolios, according to Northern Trust. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global equity management, Northern Trust Northern Trust's quantitative research team has published a paper in which they integrate ...

ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
There is a growing use of environmental and social factors as part of quantitative investment techniques in equity portfolios, with fund managers integrating ESG data to either screen out undesired stocks, or to create customised benchmarks that tilt ...

Solactive develops Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... bonds was US$74 billion last year "Most of the responsible investment products available so far have been launched on the equity space," said Astrid Ludwig, head of the bond and complex team at Solactive. "We are enthusiastic at the idea of offering ...

AMP Capital busts ESG myths

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... commitments for ESG consideration. AMP Capital also believes that ESG integration provides value in making decisions around equity investments. The majority of a company's value is made up of intangible drivers which are not always found in financial ...

SVA appoints Rob Koczkar as incoming CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... chief executive, Social Ventures Australia Koczkar is currently a member of the SVA board and managing director of Pacific Equity Partners. Traill will take on a new role as executive director, said Paul Robertson, SVA chair. "As founding CEO Michael ...

Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... but the process of building a pipeline of sustainable social enterprises that are developed enough to attract debt and equity financing is still painstaking. There is still a "stewardship cost" in developing those businesses that is borne by varying ...