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G7 Ministers statement supports growth of the impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... strong declaration from the G7 leaders in August," said Sir Ronald Cohen, chair of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG). Ministers also said they support the implementation of the DAC Blended Finance Principles for Unlocking Commercial ...

Christian Super acquires stake in responsAbility Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... establishment of Brightlight Impact Advisory in 2016, and signals our continued commitment to the growth of the impact investment market and to designing and delivering high-quality investment solutions to meet investors' financial, social and environmental ...

Insight Investment applies traffic light analysis to green, impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... the use of proceeds. But we know many companies who fail on this." Finally, when assessing a potential bond, Impact Investment also seeks activities that provide additional environmental or social impact ahead of business as usual, Kendall said. "When ...

Factor investing such as ESG strategies can be wise approach: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... European Parliament brought new members from Green Parties, which means that the push for sustainable and positive impact investment is only going to continue in Europe. Institutions will face increased pressure from investors as well as government to ...

Impact Investment Partners on Indigenous Infrastructure Investment Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Impact Investment Partners has launched the Indigenous Infrastructure Investment Fund, a direct investment vehicle to fund infrastructure in Indigenous communities. Chris Croker, managing director, Impact Investment Partners The goal of the Indigenous ...

Australian government awards $1.23m to Impact Investment Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has awarded AU$1.23 million to Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) - a global organization driving impact investing - to develop the ecosystem for gender lens investing in Asia. ...

Constructing an impact portfolio as stand-alone strategy: Nuveen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... think of impact management as being part of the investment cycle." Nuveen is a founding member of the Global Impact Investment Network (GIIN), and one of the impact portfolio team members is a former employee of the GIIN, building and managing the impact ...

Video: Ethical and Responsible Investing in the 21st Century: Don't look back now - The Highlights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... Investment, Mercer; Michelle Brisbane, CEO, Ethical Investment Services; Erin Castellas, chief impact officer, Impact Investment Group; and Michael Salvatico, executive director, ESG Research, MSCI. With major research providers integrating environmental ...

Video: Ethical and Responsible Investing in the 21st Century: Don't look back now - Full Discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... Investment, Mercer; Michelle Brisbane, CEO, Ethical Investment Services; Erin Castellas, chief impact officer, Impact Investment Group; and Michael Salvatico, executive director, ESG Research, MSCI. With major research providers integrating environmental ...

Insight Investment analyses ESG factors affecting sovereign credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... stop," he said. "In particular, it's been more of a discussion around risk management and an element of positive impact investment, so a risk management discussion to date." Insight ranked countries based on their new framework - New Zealand was the ...