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Majority of largest asset owners recognise risk of climate change: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI), Australia's first ethical ETF. "When we spoke to advisers and investors about ethical investing, climate change was the largest consideration for many investors, reflecting the growing awareness of the financial risk ...

Australian Ethical Investment exceeds $2 billion in assets under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... $32.1 million and saw new members of 1,053. "This is a significant milestone for Australian Ethical and for ethical investing in Australia," said Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director. "It clearly demonstrates the rising tide of ethical investment ...

Majority of investors believe ESG-focused investment improve returns: SSgA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... resources companies] are a significant part of a small index, and excluding it may have severe consequences. However, investing in those companies which have strong governance and a sustainable plan for the ecosystem in which it operates, you can do ...

Morphic Ethical Equities Fund has exceeded minimum target for IPO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... for Hunter Hall from 1997 to 2011. Morphic Ethical Equities has been backed by Westpac subsidiary Ascalon, which is investing $5 million in the IPO along with Geoff Wilson of Wilson Asset Management who is investing $1.1 million, and Lowenstein, who ...

PIMCO launches ESG Global Bond Fund in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... Zealand The PIMCO ESG Global Bond Fund is the firm's first dedicated ESG fund offered to Australian clients. "Sustainable investing is increasingly an important focus for many of our clients, yet there is a shortage of compelling ESG-oriented fixed income ...

Majority of APAC investors have an ESG investment framework: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... Street's Centre for Applied Research surveyed 582 institutional investors and 750 individual investors for the study, The Investing Enlightenment: How to combine Principle and Pragmatism to achieve sustainable value through ESG. The report is co-authored ...

CEFC appoints Ian Learmonth as new chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... CEFC on 15 May. Learmonth comes to the CEFC from Social Ventures Australia (SVA), where he is currently head of impact investing. SVA has strong crossover with the CEFC in areas of energy efficient affordable housing and the built environment, and Learmonth ...

Video: Aligning Your Investments with the Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This initiated a new wave of thinking about Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Investing. The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this video of the highlights from a panel discussion in Sydney, sponsored ...

AMP Capital to divest from tobacco, controversial weapons

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... and biological and chemical weapons from its investment portfolio. "AMP Capital has a long-term focus on responsible investing supported by an integrated approach to considering ESG factors across all asset classes," said Adam Tindall, AMP Capital CEO. ...

Morphic Asset Management launches ethical global equities LIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... the same time, the technologies for producing oil are getting better and better, but that means that the returns from investing in hydrocarbons are getting worse and worse; the price is going down and the competition is intense because demand is falling. ...