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Profile: Fiona Reynolds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... the agenda of most investors," she said. "It wasn't an issue. It was governance focused, and then ESG was viewed through a risk lens - what are the ESG risks to my portfolio." That changed as the impacts of climate change become clearer and the push ...

ASX in running to develop Australian carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... investment in carbon abatement activities. And clearing and settlement arrangements can help reduce counterparty and settlement risk." CER said the carbon exchange will complement the current over the counter market, making the trading of Australian ...

IFM Investors hires responsible investment associate director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
IFM investors has hired Ashley Kopczynski as associate director, responsible investment. Kopczynski comes to IFM from Janus Henderson, where he worked as associate portfolio manager - credit and ESG and as credit analyst. Prior to that, he worked for ...

ASX company signs $1.5bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... different countries, across activities including environmental, engineering and procurement in addition to finance, legal and risk," noted Roberts. "HSBC as the coordinator has been very supportive and helped us benchmark best practice to set stretch ...

ASX200 sexual harassment transparency needed: ACSI

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Only 19% of ASX200 boards have primary accountability for preventing and responding to sexual harassment and it remains unclear who in the company holds accountability, new research shows. The report, Equality across the board: Investing in workplaces ...

Climate change, diversity, inequality top engagement agenda: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Climate change, diversity, and systemic inequality topped the engagement list for T. Rowe Price, with the global fund manager pressing for improved disclosure from corporations and asset managers on ESG issues. T. Rowe Price has issued its third ESG ...

Role of oil and gas in net zero emission future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... a really topical issue for investors at the moment, and ithink that's for a couple of rasons." Hillis cited the financial risk of companies that have high emissions profiles as a chief concern for investors. "The other point is we know we're in transition ...

EY names Oceania chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Capital Confidence Barometer, which found that Australia's C-suite executives worry more about climate change as the top risk to growth, beating out COVID-19. This finding put Australian executives in a unique position over other global executives ...

Investment Leadership Awards ESG winners revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... recognise Australian investment managers that have consistently produced solid returns while effectively managing investment risk. Australian Ethical was recognized in the ESG category for Australian equities for its Australian Shares Fund - Wholesale ...

Assessing carbon beta risk in portfolios: Platypus Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... portfolio's carbon emissions to produce a footprint is a blunt instrument that may not accurately measure and manage climate risk, according to Platypus Asset Management. Platypus Asset Management has developed a quantitative tool aimed at measuring ...