Perennial Real Estate in ESG world-first

Perennial Real Estate Investments is on the cusp of rolling out what is believed to be the world’s first listed global property securities fund that formally incorporates environmental, social and governance factors into the investment decision process.

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The Fear of being a Loaner – keeping the sharks out of your fund's lending pool

Until recently, securities lending had all the hallmarks of a ‘free lunch’. It was modest, but easy money for superannuation funds. Securities were usually lent through a principal program, in which the custodian took on the counter-party and collateral risk, and provided that custodian was reputable, very little could go wrong. The custodian on-lent the … Read more