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Macquarie boss joins climate change commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
Macquarie's chief executive designate Shemara Wikramanayake has been named a commissioner for a global climate change initiative, alongside Bill Gates and Ban Ki-Moon. The Global Commission on Adaptation was launched at The Hague yesterday with ...

VanEck ETF receives ethical tick

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
A VanEck ETF has been given one of the highest ethical ratings by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). VanEck's MSCI International Sustainable Equity ETF (ESGI) was certified 'ethical' by RIAA according to the strict ...

SSGA launches ESG-heavy strategy for Aussie instos

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
State Street Global Advisors is introducing a new low carbon, high ESG international equities fund for Australian institutional investors. Partnering with MSCI, the State Street Low Carbon ESG International Equities Index Trust is the next iteration ...

IFM partners to slash carbon emissions in $12bn fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
IFM Investors, the $100 billion super fund investment consortium, is partnering to cut carbon emissions for Australia's largest infrastructure fund. Partnering with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), IFM will work to reduce emissions for the ...

Facebook scandal raises ESG concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... Facebook was historically considered eligible for inclusion because of its "strong global leadership position on carbon emission metrics," Vynokur explained, noting that they were 80% better than tech industry peers. "But in more recent times, the number ...

VanEck launches sustainable ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... Fossil Fuel Select SRI and Low Carbon Capped Index. The index excludes companies with fossil fuel reserves and high carbon emission; operate in alcohol, gambling, tobacco, military weapons, civilian firearms, nuclear power, adult entertainment and genetically ...

WA Super launches impact investment option

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
WA Super, which recently merged with Concept One to form a $3.2 billion super fund, has launched a new impact investing option for members. The public offer fund described the relaunched Sustainable Future investment option as an "Australian first." ...

QIC receives $200m green loan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
QIC's Global Real Estate shopping centre fund is set to benefit from a multi-million dollar boost to undertake improvements in energy performance across the portfolio. Specialist clean energy financier the Clean Energy Finance Corporation will invest ...

Ethical investing fruitful for income investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
Retirees looking to include preferences for high environmental, social and governance performance and reduced carbon in global equity dividend strategies can do so without forfeiting income, according to AXA Investment Managers. A recent study by the ...

New Zealand super goes green

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
New Zealand's $35 billion sovereign wealth fund is hanging its future on a low-carbon strategy, shifting 40% of its funds away from companies with high exposure to carbon emissions and reserves. As part of the major deviation, Guardians of the New Zealand ...