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First green bond ETF listed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
BetaShares has listed the first Diversified Bond ETF in Australia with a significant allocation to green bonds. The Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond ETF - Currency Hedged (GBND) will track an index of green bonds issued by companies and governments ...

ANZ profits hit by remediation, low rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... facilitated over $19 billion in environmentally sustainable solutions such as 'green buildings', low emissions transport, green bonds, renewable energy and efficient irrigation since 2015 as part of its efforts to build trust and "lead with purpose". ...

Foresight launches new wholesale fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... investors." Foresight head of infrastructure Nigel Aitchison said: "There is no question that the surge in interest for green bonds and renewable energy infrastructure will only continue to intensify. Investors have shifted their focus to true-to-label ...

Fossil fuel holdings cost BlackRock investors $90bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... billion is in ESG, thematic and impact solutions. "These solutions include US$32 billon AUM in products - ranging from green bonds, to ETFs and mutual funds, to infrastructure funds - that provide clients with innovative options to participate in and ...

Impact investing under threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... not necessarily having a substantial positive impact on the environment. "In Australia, the big banks have issued green bonds. We've invested in some of them and not in others. I'm not knocking them as an asset class but I'm saying if people ...

Nikko expands green bond capability

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
The global asset manager has widened the investment universe for its green bonds strategy, as it expands capabilities in the asset class. The mandate for Nikko Asset Management's global green bond strategy now allows it to invest in sovereign, supranational ...

Industry super fund commits to green bonds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... pledge requires they account for climate risk when designing future infrastructure and capital projects and consider green bonds as the means for finance. Jointly developed by international climate finance and sustainability groups - including the Climate ...

Industry fund awards fixed income ESG mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... and governance risks across our investment portfolio," Turnbull said. About 15% of the mandate will be invested in green bonds. The new mandate doesn't change the fund's asset allocations. Fixed income (international and local) is about 14% of ...

Impact investing reports sharp growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... with Swinburne University's Centre for Social Impact, RIAA's benchmarking report reveals funds raised through green bonds have significantly contributed to the growth in impact investments. RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor said most impact ...

Macquarie bolsters green investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... proprietary Green Impact Assessment service determining the green impact of assets, a key feature of the development of green bonds, loans and related products. Macquarie's chief financial officer Alex Harvey said: "This transaction further demonstrates ...