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AXA IM: impact investing to drive growth in ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... compared the potential momentum of impact investing to the growth and expansion of alternative assets - particularly private equity and hedge funds - in the institutional investment sphere. He cited the growth of initiatives to enhance credibility and ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... investor perceptions of enhanced risk in low-carbon sectors, and suggests mechanisms including "co investment through debt and equity, as well as first loss arrangements, loan guarantees, credit enhancement for project debt and policy risk insurance ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... comes to acknowledging, measuring and managing ESG risks," according to analysis by J.P. Morgan. J.P. Morgan's Australian equity research team questioned the 10 largest Australian REITS - including Westfield, GPT Group, Mirvac, Goodman Group, Stockland ...

Asset owners, managers see climate change as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... the last year, to assess investment manager products for our implemented solutions and have really dug into the private equity and infrastructure asset classes, for example. There are investment products that are institutional-level investments that ...

BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... financial services companies, there are very few women. That is poor talent management." A lack of detail on policies on pay equity was another issue of concern for BlackRock - according to the report, only 30% of ASX200 companies made reference to pay ...

Christian Super invests in microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... June 2010. Both commitments come out of the fund's allocations to alternative investments, with MicroVest, which takes equity positions in companies, considered a growth investment by the fund and Triodos, which operates a debt fund, considered a defensive ...

PRI working group calls for sustainable palm oil commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Management, Christian Super, DNB, Ecofi Investissements, First State Investments, Generation Investment Management, Hermes Equity Ownership Services, LAPFF, Local Government Super, MN, NEI Investments, Nelson Capital Management, PGGM Investments, RobecoSAM ...

Impax Asset Management makes case for fossil fuel divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... small positive return effect with low tracking error, according to analysis by Impax Asset Management. Impax created model equity portfolios structured around fossil fuel divestment and tilts towards energy efficiency and renewable energy investments. ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation makes first investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... approximately AU$280 million for the project, along with ANZ, EKF - the official export credit agency of Denmark - and primary equity sponsor Santander, an international retail and commercial bank headquartered in Spain, along with CBD Energy. Taralga ...

Barclays and MSCI launch ESG Fixed Income Indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... or the EU Credit index, you're looking at a standard mix of exclusions. That list of exclusions was built to match the equity indices as well. We expect a lot of customisation here. Each region has its own priorities in terms of what businesses to exclude. ...