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CEFC, Crescent Capital Partners invest in decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... operations, delivering lower emissions alongside enduring investor support," he said. Meanwhile, Crescent Capital director of ESG Lucy Cooper said the firm takes an "active approach" to working with portfolio companies to acheive meaningful change. "We ...

Maple-Brown Abbott relaunches sustainable fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... Sustainable Development Goals. The sustainably themed investment fund will continue to be managed by the firm's head of ESG Emma Pringle and portfolio manager Chris Hotop. It invests across a broad selection of companies listed on the ASX and will ...

Spark Financial Group launches digital investing solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... minimum investment of $5000 per portfolio, with a suite of solutions that ranges from income, balanced, growth, high growth and ESG. The group explained all profits from Spark Invests management fees will be directed to charitable benefactors. Chief ...

BlackRock eyes new ETF products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... The fund manager broadened its Australian fixed income ETF offerings with the launch of the iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG AUD Hedged ETF (AESG). In partnership with NAB Private Wealth, BlackRock also expanded its iShares ETF suite by listing three ...

Kapstream wins new mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... in the current uncertain market environment which is seeing increased demand for defensive assets. Kapstream portfolio and ESG manager Pauline Chrystal said her team will work closely with Australian Ethical to ensure that the new portfolio meets Australian ...

Super funds are lousy at communications: Strategist

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... don't care, it's money they'd rather have now to buy a beer with, but if it's going to go somewhere they favour ESG investing." Next, Active Egalitarians see themselves as having a very strong social conscience. "The less you earn, the ...

Professionalise sustainability within funds: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
A panel on the impacts of climate change has heard how, as ESG approaches evolve, super funds must be conscious of their competency in the space and have processes for measuring it. Appearing at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, UTS Institute ...

Janus Henderson launches new credit ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... diversity. GOOD will also be overseen by Janus Henderson's wider Australian fixed interest team. "The complexity of modern ESG challenges require a deep understanding of, and regular interaction, with companies," Sivapalan said. "At Janus Henderson ...

Australian Ethical adds to leadership team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... and thought leadership agenda, Australian Ethical said. George has more than 25 years of experience across impact investing, ESG, sustainability and accounting services. She previously held senior investment and leadership roles at Regnan, Monash Sustainability ...

First Super awards ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... furniture and joinery, the pulp and paper, and the timber industries. "This goes back eight or nine years when we started our [ESG] journey," Watson said. "Engagement with our members is done in a number of ways, particularly with me meeting with committees ...