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AMP Capital divests $440m from tobacco

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... services organisations to adopt tobacco-free finance policies developed in line with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. AMP Capital first announced the ...

MSCI launches tobacco exclusion indexes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... tobacco-free finance policies across lending, insurance and investment, in line with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and the World Health Organization Framework. It has more than 120 founding signatories including BNP Paribas, Natixis ...

Millennials looking for impact: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... companies whose business activities are focused on addressing global issues, notably the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)." The number of respondents who consider investment returns to be "somewhat or very important" increased five ...

Commitment to ethical investing booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... "very involved" in carrying out its ESG strategies. The UN, he said, has thoroughly put together the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Investec treats the SDGs with a lot of respect and focuses on eight of those, he added. One way of measuring the effectiveness ...

Should high-income earners pay charity levy?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... income of more than $269,000 ($US200,000). The system was developed through experts at Monash University's Sustainable Development Institute. It builds on the 2017 Oxfam International report which showed 'one percenters' grabbed 82% of all wealth created ...

Natixis acquires credit specialist

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... debt strategies." In March, Natixis launched a global equities ESG fund that assessed companies on eight sustainable development themes: energy, resources, buildings and cities, ICT, health, mobility and finance.

Alphinity rolls out sustainable Aussie equities fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... Investment Management has launched a new Australian equities fund designed to address the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Alphinity Sustainable Share Fund (SSF) aims to outperform the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index after fees (0.95%) ...

Industry fund invests $100 million in renewable energy

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... in the transition to a climate resilient economy and enables Cbus to contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals," Callebaut said.

Natixis unveils ESG global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... with a $14 billion socially responsible investment affiliate. The new fund will assess companies on eight sustainable development themes: energy, resources, buildings and cities, ICT, health, mobility and finance. It will be available via a unit trust ...

Aussie asset manager dives into Spanish water market

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... with its responsibility to society and the environment in mind; this aligns with our focus on long-term sustainable development and stewardship," Mangini said. FCC Aqualia is a private firm which represents 23% of the Spanish water management market. ...