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Macquarie unveils green ambitions in New York

HARRISON WORLEY | FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019

Macquarie Group is planning to develop a 20 gigawatt (GW) suite of renewable energy products through its Green Investment Group over the next five years. Revealed by chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake before fellow global business leaders at the ...

Climate change to erode returns: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019

A report from Frontier Advisors warns the economic drag related to climate change will wipe out 0.25% of superannuation returns. This is the first time the consultancy has revised its long-term assumptions based specifically on the effects of climate ...

AllianceBernstein wins industry fund mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019

An $11 billion industry fund will become the first super fund to invest in a low-carbon portfolio designed by AllianceBernstein. NGS Super has invested $170 million in AllianceBernstein's Managed Volatility Equities Fund Green strategy, known as ...

IFM Investors sets significant emissions targets

KRISTI CHENG | MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019

IFM Investors has set emissions targets across its major assets that aim to reduce more than 200,000 tonnes of CO2 emitted by 2030. In an unprecedented move IFM Investors will now have emissions reduction targets through to 2030 and beyond. The targets ...

Fund managers lag on ESG

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019

Some of Australia's best-known and listed fund management companies are falling behind their ASX 200 counterparts in disclosing ESG factors about their companies, according to a new report. Magellan Financial, Pendal Group and Platinum Asset Management ...

Myer Foundation backs new strategy

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019

Myer Foundation and the Australian Government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation are among the early investors in a global manager's new Aussie equities strategy. AllianceBernstein's AB Managed Volatility Equities - Green ("Green MVE") is a new unit ...

Ethical funds not ambitious enough: Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019

Future Super's new Impact Report has revealed two of the funds three investment options abates more carbon dioxide per investor than if that person were to go vegan and live car-free. Speaking to Financial Standard, Future Super founder and managing ...

New fund to invest in low-carbon Aussie stocks

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019

A global manager has launched a new fund to invest in ASX-listed companies that have a lower exposure to carbon emissions and fossil fuel companies. The Russell Investments Low Carbon Australian Shares Fund will use the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index ...

Global manager launches ESG strategy

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019

A global manager has launched a new strategy for that will invest in listed companies poised to benefit from the trend towards decarbonisation. Investec Asset Management's Global Environment Strategy aims to identify the businesses whose products ...

FTSE Russell expands ESG research

HARRISON WORLEY | FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018

FTSE Russell formed a global ESG research partnership with Sustainalytics, as investors demand ESG integration within their strategies. The partnership will allow the firm to develop a new set of ESG indexes, with Sustainalytics' ESG risk ratings research ...

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Macquarie AM splashes billions on Applied Digital Corporation

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has pledged US$5 billion to NASDAQ-listed Applied Digital Corporation, which provides high-performance computing (HPC) data-centre solutions.

Subscription EVs attract HESTA, IFM interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | 12:41PM

IFM Investors and HESTA, by way of its mandate with the former, will take a 49% stake in Splend Group, a provider of subscription electric vehicles.

Economist's wishlist: Lower tariffs, bond yields settling

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:07PM

AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina has listed her top five wishlist items for 2025, with hopes for lower inflation and avoiding a trade war.

MUFG Pension & Market Services awards tech mandate

KARREN VERGARA | 12:16PM

MUFG Pension & Market Services (MPMS) has awarded Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) a mandate to help transform its retirement solutions business.

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