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Super fund invests in disability housing

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... $1.6 billion superannuation fund has pledged $40 million to a specialist disability housing provider via its impact investing subsidiary. The superannuation fund's investment management arm Brightlight has made a cornerstone investment in DPN Casa ...

Super fund commits $20m for housing affordability

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
... community by making a meaningful contribution to the social and affordable housing market," SVA executive director, impact investing Michael Lynch said. "It speaks to the scale of opportunities available to investors looking to make both a social and ...

Impact investing under threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
Advocates of impact investing are in fear for the future of the movement, issuing warnings about the dangers of impact-washing. A recent analysis of green themed funds around the globe found 85% make unsubstantiated and misleading impact-related claims ...

Super fund invests through RateSetter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... super fund has invested in a peer-to-peer lender. The investment is aligned with Future Super's commitment to impact investing in order to accelerate the move away from fossil fuels. Future Super managing director Adam Verwey said: "Superannuation is ...

World leaders back impact investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... gathering of G7 ministers responsible for development cooperation has issued a strong statement in support of impact investing. This comes after world leaders at the G20 summit in Osaka also spoke about the potential benefits of impact investing. The ...

Industry fund secures stake in asset manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... values and culture. By investing in responsAbility, Christian Super is deepening its support for the growth of the impact investing sector," the statement reads. The super fund is the $4.2 billion firm's first international investor. Other shareholders ...

Zurich Investments to swap small caps managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... investments Matthew Drennan identified three areas Zurich Investments may consider in bringing on new funds: impact investing, more global equity funds including in emerging markets (especially if franking credit changes go through) and alternative strategies ...

Super funds partner for $250m fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... private markets portfolio of roughly $18 billion. The super fund will also classify internally the investment as impact investing. VicSuper chief executive Michael Dundon said: "We're committed to investing responsibly to generate long-term value ...

Impact investing an advice opportunity: Expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
An impact investing expert believes the principle offers financial advisers with an opportunity to engage people who might deem investing to be too complex for them. Speaking in Sydney yesterday, WHEB Asset Management managing partner George Latham ...

Zurich Investments shuts down fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... New funds to come Drennan identified three areas that Zurich Investments may consider in bringing on new funds: impact investing, more global equity funds including in emerging markets (especially if franking credit changes go through) and alternative ...