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RIAA certifies two Real Asset Management funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... its real estate division. Strotton came to RAM after more than 19 years at QIC Global Real Estate where he was global director and head of funds management, with responsibility for the group's Australian and United States portfolios. Strotton was ...

Australian Shareholders' Association issues net zero policy for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) has issued its first ESG and climate change policy, calling on ASX200 companies to commit to net zero by 2050. In its first climate change policy, the ASA called upon ASX200 companies to align their ...

Cundall names APAC head of ESG advisory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... project manager for more than a decade. "We have been seeing enormous demand for our ESG expertise," said Cundall managing director Australia and partner Garrit Schot. "Madlen is an exceptionally experienced leader in this space, with an outstanding ...

Financial inclusion as risk and opportunity: Principal Financial Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... individuals feel. "Promoting financial inclusion is a way to financial security," said Principal Global Investors executive director, head of international offices and CEO Asia Kirk West. "We're looking at gov't systems, employer systems, the actual ...

Australia's C-Suite cite climate change as chief concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... particularly the conscious consumer that increased communication on a whole variety of subjects from CEOs," said FTI Consulting director, strategic communications Izabela Szewczul. "CEOs previously have been managing those financial aspects and now have ...

ASX boards need to "quickly evolve" on ESG skills: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... evolve" to include ESG expertise and boards need to broaden the recruitment process to gain access to a wider pool of director talent, according to Melior Investment Management. Melior is evolving their proxy voting principles and this year is increasing ...

Business leaders, consumers "fed up" with ESG progress: Oracle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... digital and sustainably initiatives have to be in place, and plans have to be implemented enterprise-wide, said Ilan Oshri, director, Centre of Digital Enterprise, University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand. "The issue is governance," he said. ...

Investor backing for Say on Climate votes: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... transparency and their "direction of travel" as opposed to how their plans will align with the Paris Agreement, said ACCR director of climate and environment Dan Gocher. "The answer we hear a lot is 'direction of travel'," he said. "Sure, the companies' ...

Ninety One hires sustainability director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Global investment manager Ninety One has named a new sustainability director. Daisy Streatfeild comes to the global active fund manager from the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), where she served as programme director. As sustainability ...

Ethinvest opens Canberra office with industry heavyweight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Advisers Coop, and currently a member of the board of the Responsible Investment Association," noted Ethinvest managing director Trevor Thomas. "Dave will be running the new Ethinvest Canberra office, allowing us to expand our operations in the ACT and ...