In June non-bank Firstmac issued a $750 million RMBS 'green' transaction where all the underlying mortgages are backed by environmentally friendly housing. Gryphon has a number of workflows incorporating more fully ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) considerations into our investment process with an increased focus on the sustainability of RMBS and ABS issuers in Australia. Whilst Australia is clearly lagging the rest of the world in ESG investing, the cornerstone of Gryphon’s ESG approach is Issuer engagement, which fits neatly into our investment process where Issuer engagement (along with data) has always been one of the foundations of our investment process.
GCI investment update June 2021