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Global investors call for action on climate change

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... that well designed and implemented policies would encourage us to invest significantly more in areas such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable land use and climate resilient development, thereby benefitting our clients and beneficiaries ...

AMP Capital invests in North American renewable assets

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... Infrastructure Debt Fund II has arranged and structured a C$110 million subordinated loan for Alterra, a leading global renewable energy company headquartered in British Columbia. Alterra Power Corporation is a renewable-focused independent power producer ...

Christian super funds merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... has strict negative and positive screening policies on areas such as gambling, pornography, human rights and renewable energy. Australian Christian Super currently operates on an outsourced model. Under the merger it will essentially transfer its funds ...

UCA introduces fossil fuel screening

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... "Divestment from the Australian fossil fuels industry significantly increases investment concentration and risk. Also renewable energy companies are generally considered too risky," he said. "However, investors can help accelerate the shift towards clean ...

Trophy infrastructure assets too expensive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... competition for smaller assets. We're looking at opportunities in core global private finance initiatives (PFIs), renewable energy and social assets such as hospitals and schools." With banks retreating from lending Hale said renewable energy projects ...

Investors risk being left behind by renewable energy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
Investors globally are underestimating the risk of being left behind by climate change, renewable energy and other environmental trends, according to Nanuk Asset Management director Paul Chadwick. Nanuk manages a long/short thematic global equity fund ...

Fossil fuel companies to be rendered 'worthless': IMPAX

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... fuel stocks could have been replicated with 'fossil free' energy portfolios consisting of energy efficiency and renewable energy stocks, with limited additional tracking error and improved returns." Excluding the fossil energy stocks from the MSCI World ...

$10bn CEFC fund gets govt mandate

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... Australia. The CEFC's investment mandate from the Government directs that the Corporation will "mobilise investment in renewable energy, low emission and energy efficiency projects and technologies in Australia as well as manufacturing business and services ...

Ex-Macq banker to head up Govt clean energy fund

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
An ex-Macquarie banker starts work today as chief executive officer of the Federal Government's renewable energy investment vehicle, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). Oliver Yates will be the first chief executive of the fledgling fund, and ...

Australian foundations sample impact investing

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... moving this space forward." In the Australian context the social enterprise and development investment funds, renewable energy funds, community infrastructure funds, social impact property funds, community development by financial institutions and the ...