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Infrastructure funds challenge private equity in ESG race

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... there has been a significant surge in ESG fundraising with capital raising experiencing a threefold increase. While private equity remains the dominant asset class, infrastructure funds have emerged as strong competitors in the ESG space. The latest ...

Cleaning up diversity-washing boosts business performance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... anti-DEI-washing app Impacter to help businesses self-assess, improve business outcomes, and move towards best practice on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The new cloud-based software aims to help business owners, HR managers, finance teams and ...

Snapshot: The rapid evolution of sustainable investing in Asia

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... analysis difficult. "Five years ago, a minority of the companies I cover published annual ESG reports, now most do," senior equity analyst and portfolio manager Yuanlin Lang said. Companies may "have multiple guidelines and internal policies on compliance ...

Rest bolsters impact portfolio with private equity investment

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... strategic push to meet its impact investment objectives, Rest has invested in a pooled buyout fund run by European private equity firm ARCHIMED. The investment is part of a broader initiative to fulfill the superannuation fund's target allocation ...

Executive appointment roundup: First Sentier, MaxCap, Northcape, Federated Hermes

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... ESG strategy for IFM Investors, across asset classes including listed entities, real assets, fixed income, and private equity. At IFM he oversaw more than $50 billion of direct investment acquisitions and the design of IFM Investors' Responsible Investment ...

CEFC, NGS, Minderoo back Adamantem fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... businesses valued between $50 million and $100 million that help the transition to a net zero economy, underscored by private equity and responsible investing strategies. PAC Trading, a provider of sustainable packaging solutions, is the fund's first ...

Fidante partners with Proterra Asia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... has entered a strategic partnership with Proterra Investment Partners Asia via a minority stake. Fidante said the private equity investor, which focuses on the Asian food and agribusiness sectors, aligns with its overarching objectives, and builds on ...

New net zero bondholder stewardship guidance: IIGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... fixed issuance including sovereign funds was US$26.8 trillion in 2021, far exceeding the USD $1 trillion issuance in global equity. The need for effective bondholder stewardship is increasingly urgent given financial and climate risks associated with ...

Robeco defines key business sustainability impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... easier to measure." In fact, Robeco seeks to identify impact alignment, rather than attributing direct impact in listed equity strategies, Zandbergen-Albers emphasised. When it comes to biodiversity, Robeco is in the process of creating a framework to ...

CBA invests in native seed merchant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... part of its strategy to develop carbon sequestration and biodiversity restoration projects. CBA has taken on a minority equity stake in Nindethana Seed Service Pty Ltd (Nindethana). The deal sees CBA enter into a strategic partnership with Greening Australia ...