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CBA expands ESG term deposit to foreign currencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) will broaden the offering of its ESG term deposit (TD) to international currencies including US dollars and euros. Since launch in December 2021, the ESG TD has raised more than AU$1.5 billion in funding, which is ...

EY partners to deliver Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has appointed EY as the project team that will deliver the first stage of the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Project. EY will work with the Project Steering Committee and the Technical Advisory ...

Australian investors withdraw from ESG funds: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Calastone. Calastone has published the quarterly Fund Flow Index Australia, which showed that investors withdrew money from equity fund across the board, with the exception of ...

Driving ESG engagement via credit portfolios: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... engagement also extends to voting proxies, Bailey said. As part of that, Neuberger Berman's NB Votes initiative sees the fund manager publish its vote intentions in advance of select shareholder meetings. "Sometimes we get feedback from clients either ...

CEFC, Qantas Super back low carbon "enabler" fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Qantas Super have allocated a combined $100 million to an Ellerston Capital fund that will focus on investing on companies that are enabling carbon abatement. CEFC and Qantas Super have each invested $50 ...

Australian Ethical, Christian Super confirm merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
After announcing they were exploring a merger in April, Australian Ethical and Christian Super have signed a Successor Fund Transfer deed. The decision brings an end to Christian Super, which was established in 1984, with all its members expected to ...

ASX 100 chief executive bonuses hit record highs

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... greenwashing in infrastructure companies. Maple-Brown Abbott has engaged with companies in the Global Listed Infrastructure fund and used its proxy votes as a way to encourage alignment in short- and long-term executive remuneration with sustainability ...

EY calls for "fundamental revisit" of corporate sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
The concept of corporate sustainability needs to be fundamentally revisited, according to a new report from EY. Enough: A review of corporate sustainability, in a world running out of time is the first report in EY's Antithesis project, designed "encourage ...

Pause to YFYS rollout as government announces review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... adjust the performance test for faith-based products. The impact of YFYS on ESG investing is a topic of concern for the super fund sector, as integrating ESG investing into a superannuation portfolio can increase tracking error, raising concerns that ...

BNPP AM releases "biodiversity footprint" for investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has analysed its equities and fixed income investments to determine its biodiversity footprint - the potential negative impact their portfolio has on nature. A year after announcing a biodiversity roadmap, BNP ...