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Infrastructure manager joins Principles for Responsible Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). TRUE is a fund of fund manager that offers infrastructure investments to non-institutional investors via investing with two of Australia's leading infrastructure fund managers and their associated ...

Assessing carbon beta risk in portfolios: Platypus Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... analysts can measure an individual company's sensitivity to climate change shocks, said portfolio manager, quantitative investments Gareth Hurst. "If you're running a portfolio and you say that, well, I'm going to exclude stocks based on the amount of ...

DON Smallgoods site to house bioenergy plant development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... alone," said DON Smallgoods managing director Will Ursell. "As part of this initiative together with our solar energy investments and wider Energy Supply Strategy endeavours at Castlemaine, we anticipate a total 40% reduction in DON's carbon footprint ...

Integrating the circular economy into investment strategies: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... capital in terms of both costs and future benefits is a long-term investing strategy, according to American Century Investments. Linking increased focus on the circular economy to World Environment Day, American Century chief investment officer Victor ...

Using climate scenarios to assess company risks, return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... be an essential tool to identify potential risks as well as potential opportunities, according to Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI). ASI uses climate scenario analysis as part of its ongoing research process, said ASI deputy head of Australian equities ...

Queensland train project secures $620m green loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... passenger trains as well as maintenance for 30 years, is owned by the Qtectic consortium, which includes Aberdeen Standard Investments, John Laing, Itochu Corporation and Alstom. NGR has refinanced its debt through $620 million in certified green financing ...

Strong fund flows into sustainable products: BT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... the point where people are saying I don't want to be invested in X industry." Pettigrew says that customers seeking investments related to ESG fall into three general buckets. "What we are seeing at one end are customers/investors in the ethical bucket ...

Advisers seek education, clarification on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... something and they have no knowledge to have that conversation." Of total new client inflows allocated to ESG-aligned investments over the last 12 months, advisers estimate that 55% are client driven, Investment Trends reports. Advisers report that clients ...

Net zero: How to separate truth from marketing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... are going to take to decarbonise," Barnes said. Without these clear steps, ASX companies will stand to possibly lose investments from super funds that have made net zero commitments. Financial Standard is the official media partner of the Conference ...

Neuberger Berman closes $280m private equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... investors, including Australian superannuation funds. The NB Private Equity Impact Fund invests in direct and fund investments that seek to achieve positive social and environmental outcomes aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals while also ...