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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 ...

War, vice and climate: assessing investors ethical stands

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Klassen. Aversion to vice group investing was also notably stronger among women than men, particularly for those who had investments with Nucleus Wealth. Female investors were more than 70% more likely to exclude at least one vice than male investors. ...

FY22 budget proposes "technology not taxes" for climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... baselines. The budget also featured $565.8 million of co-investment aimed at developing international collaboration on investments in low emissions technology, particularly CCS, hydrogen, low- or zero-emissions steel production and low carbon alumina ...

FTSE Russell hires Jo Saleeba to head sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... billion in assets under management. "Investors in Australia and New Zealand are increasingly prioritising sustainable investments and the transition of portfolios to low carbon sectors in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement," Saleeba says. "High ...

Investors identify positive impact through multiple finance strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Tominc, CIO of Conscious Investment Management, notes that his fund's mission is to make market-rate financial investments which demonstrate "positive, additional and measurable societal and environmental outcomes." Conscious Investment Management's ...

ARENA commits more than $100 million to clean hydrogen projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Decision estimated in December 2022. ATCO is a diversified global holding corporation with assets of $22 billion, with investments in structures and logistics, energy infrastructure, transportation and commercial real estate. AGIG formed in May 2017 ...

First Sentier launches private debt strategy with renewable energy assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... built up with MUFG have allowed us to broaden out that capability," says Tony Togher, head of fixed income, short term investments and global credit at First Sentier Investors. Togher will lead the strategy for First Sentier Investors. He notes the collaboration ...