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Podcast: Australia's Affordable Housing Solution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... of Housing Associations. Debby Blakey, CEO of superannuation fund HESTA. Jamie Muchall, business development manager at Horizon Housing Produced by Ellie Cooper. To access the podcast, click here

The search for better social metrics to value affordable housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... industry superannuation fund for the health and community services sector. In January, HESTA allocated AU$6.7 million to Horizon Housing, a community housing provider in Queensland. This investment will see the Trust partner with Horizon Housing to "finance ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... director and concluded that it's not purely financial, it really is to think about the outcomes for members and the long term horizon, and our broader aim is to increase retirement incomes in a world where our members live.... We really believe that ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... HESTA last year established an AU$30 million Social Impact Investment Trust and allocated AU$6.7 million of that amount to Horizon Housing, a community housing provider in Queensland. This investment will see the Trust partner with Horizon Housing to ...

HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia HESTA has allocated AU$6.7 million to Horizon Housing, a community housing provider in Queensland. This investment will see the Trust partner with Horizon Housing to "finance ...

Investors launch GRESB Infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... water and waste management systems, smart grids and low-carbon transportation systems," GRESB said. "Given the long-term horizon and the societal impact of infrastructure investment, sustainability and broader environmental, social and governance considerations ...

HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... and we will have an ability to take a long term investment in relation to the profile of the super fund." The investment horizon for the fund is open-ended, Fowler said. "We don't want to force SVA to try to invest the whole amount within a short time ...

Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... "I harken back to commentary I read more than five years ago, saying that if superannuation has a 20, 30, 40 year time horizon, things like climate change and what we're going to look like becomes a first order issue for a superannuation trustee. It's ...

Investors consider corporate pay links to climate change goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... linked to reserve replacements, investors first need to think about what a prudent reserve target is, and how long the time horizon attached to that reserve target is, George said. "Where we're thinking about it is what would be a prudent reserve target ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Legal and investment experts have been advising superannuation fund trustees that they have an obligation to include evaluation of climate change risk in their overall governance and investment processes. But there may be new urgency to the calls, influenced ...