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BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
BlackRock Investment Management has launched a new unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund. The fund is benchmarked to a customised Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Select ex-Fossil Fuels Index and is AUD hedged. It is "designed for ...

Regnan reports depth, impact of engagement in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) advisory specialist Regnan held engagements with 54 companies during the 2019 financial year, and reported that 88% of those engagements demonstrated progress. Alison Ewings, engagement program manager, Regnan ...

HESTA allocates $20 million to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
HESTA has allocated $20 million to a Melbourne apartment development that will provide affordable housing for first time home buyers, affordable housing clients and those working in key community occupations. Michael Lynch, Michael Lynch, SVA Executive ...

CEFC reports $1.5 billion in new commitments for FY2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) committed almost $1.5 billion in investments over the 2018-2019 financial year. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The CEFC has issued an update on investment commitments in the past financial ...

CEFC provides $120 million finance for Curtin University development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed $120 million to help finance building construction of Curtin University 's new innovation hub. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The CEFC made the $120 million commitment in ...

Neoen Numurkah Solar Farm commences operations in Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Neoen's Numurkah Solar Farm in Victoria has commenced operation. Numurkah Solar Farm is Victoria's largest solar farm and is located on the Goulburn Valley Highway in northern Victoria. It features 373,839 solar panels installed over 515 hectares and ...

Future Super invests in loans via peer to peer lending platform RateSetter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Future Super has invested in renewable energy loans through RateSetter, the peer-to-peer lending marketplace. Louis Edwards, head of renewable at RateSetter Future Super will invest in RateSetter's National Clean Energy lending market, which funds loans ...

T. Rowe Price evaluates sustainability impacts of plastic consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
The dynamics of plastic consumption is expected to change, "with regulation, innovation, consumer preferences and corporate responsibility all playing pivotal roles," according to T. Rowe Price. Maria Elena Drew, Director of Research, Responsible Investing ...

Fidelity International appoints Jenn-Hui Tan global head of stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Fidelity International has appointed Jenn-Hui Tan as global head of stewardship and sustainable investing. Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of stewardship and sustainable investing, Fidelity International Tan was previously head of capital markets and corporate ...

AIIB, Aberdeen Standard Investments form strategic partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) have formed a strategic partnership to develop debt capital markets for infrastructure and drive responsible investing in fixed income as well as "build a sustainable ...