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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 ...

HSBC funds blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... announced by the Clean Energy Regulator in January this year, said According to HSBC Australia's head of corporate sustainability Alpa Bhattacharjee. "From an HSBC perspective, we've been very clear in our intention to scale up our investments into nature-based ...

HESTA confirms bid for Ramsay Health Care

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Health Care shares rose 24.48%. Last year, Ramsay Health Care became the first Australian corporate to close a sustainability-linked derivative. Ramsay Health Care traded an ESG-linked interest rate swap exclusively with NAB, the bank reported. The ESG ...

Webinar: Do ESG portfolios outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... executive director, research and compliance Alex Dunnin and head of investment research John Dyall as well as FS Sustainability managing editor Rachel Alembakis. With investors and super fund members focusing on ESG funds and the resources going into ...

Calls to strengthen Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... human rights considerations at the recent Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) conference. FS Sustainability was a media partner at the event. "As investors we're quite unique in that we are readers of modern slavery statements, and ...

Biodiversity risk goes to heart of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Disclosures (TNFD) is a starting point for disclosure, according to Deloitte director, biodiversity and natural capital - sustainability and climate change Guy Williams, at the recent Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) conference. ...

Hejaz Income Fund AUM up more than 50%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... come to us, we'll analyse/assist counterparties with that process." Hejaz Financial Services previously told FS Sustainability it anticipates adding an additional $100 million in assets under management during 2022 across a range of financial products. ...

Labor election pledge on YFYS performance test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... annual conference on topics relating to ESG and responsible investing, including removing regulatory barriers. FS Sustainability is a media partner to the annual conference. "We also have a key role to play in removing the regulatory friction that inveighs ...

Igneo sets 2023 climate targets for infrastructure companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... direct infrastructure business. In March, it became a standalone brand, with a new name to reflect its commitment to sustainability. Igneo Infrastructure Partners is derived from the word 'igneous', a type of volcanic rock, sister publication ...

Net zero targets shift investments, narrative for funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... are implementing those targets at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference. FS Sustainability is a media partner to the conference. "From UniSuper's perspective, one of the reasons why we put in place a net zero target ...