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Steep rise in demand for ESG wealth management products: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... cards - with 72% of Australian respondents believing it is important to consider ESG parameters in their portfolios and impact investing expected to grow 14% by 2024, reaching an average adoption level of 43% (higher than the global average of 35%)." ...

New CEO search underway for IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... size of their asset base and the makeup of their membership base - collaborative action can be an authentic expression of impact. "Part of the reason why we've seen so many investors joining Climate Action 100+ is because it's very much a recognition ...

Responsible investors called to action on First Nations Peoples

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... peoples' participation and voices in investment and the Responsible Investment community; and increase access, scale and impact of First Nations peoples' related investment activity. "The whole purpose of me coming to talk to RIAA is educated ...

Calculating value of biodiversity: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... opportunity. BNP Paribas Asset Management is focusing on an indicator called the Corporate Biodiversity Footprint to assess the impact of its portfolios on biodiversity. This indicator relies on a metric expressed in square kilometers - mean species ...

S&P Dow Jones launches new ESG indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... include a layer of sustainability screens, reflecting the market's growing recognition of the financial materiality and impact of ESG issues on corporate balance sheets." Each of the S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats indices measures the dividend yield-weighted ...

Client demand pushing action on ESG conversation: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... their clients' appetite for products in the ethical space. Moving from conversation to action, and looking at whether impact investing is a space that is accessible to retail investors are two topics for discussion at sessions during the forthcoming ...

APRA emphasises "compounding effect" of climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Financial risks of climate change can interact and compound other institutional risks including credit risk, market risk, and liquidity risk, APRA has emphasised in a new practice guide. APRA has released a draft guide for Prudential Practice Guide ...

Using total portfolio management to gain China, ESG exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Investors can use a total portfolio risk and active management approach to gain exposure to Chinese assets without a negative impact on overall sustainability profile, according to Willis Towers Watson. Investors are interested in allocating capital ...

ASX100 ESG underperformers in global manager's crosshairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... oversight of material ESG issues, Colton said. "We think the director vote is the most effective mechanism for making an impact, and we think that directors should have oversight of key ESG issues," he said. ASX100 companies will be feature in that next ...

Assessing ambition of green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Management. BNP Paribas Asset Management takes a strict lens in identifying green bonds that meet tighter definitions of impact and scope when investing for its green bond strategy, noted Felipe Gordillo, senior ESG analyst at BNP Paribas Asset Management. ...