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30% women a minimum for boards under new ACSI policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... non-executive directors were women. However, among executive directors, just 11.1% of CEO's or other executive management roles were held by women.

Podcast: Capturing green returns - Mamadou-Abou Sarr

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
We are joined by V-Square Quantitative Management president and chief executive officer Mamadou-Abou Sarr. Mamadou talks about how index funds can capture green opportunities, the opportunity set for Australian investors and how to define a country's ...

No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... exceed $53 trillion by 2025 - representing more than a third of the $140.5 trillion in projected total assets under management. Over 400 companies use the words "carbon neutral" and "net zero" - in 2019 this figure was below 50, so an 8-fold increase ...

ESG salaries revealed, talent shortage predicted as demand surges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Salary Guide 2023. Simon Gvalda, ESG recruitment specialist at Kaizen, said demand for specialised skills in the funds management, superannuation, private equity, asset consulting, and wealth management sectors is surging and a shortage of qualified ...

Stewardship and greenwashing in spotlight at RI Australia 2023

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... point of discussion through the conference - RIAA's research shows that approximately $726 billion in assets under management in Australia is now managed via a stewardship or corporate engagement approach. Stewardship codes have proliferated around the ...

New collaboration to create TCFD for social risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Inclusive Growth (B4IG) coalition together with its strategic partner, the OECD. B4IG members include Amundi Asset Management, AXA, BNP Paribas, Unilever, and Microsoft. It is also supported by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) ...

ASIC fines Future Super over greenwashing Facebook post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... ASIC noted that "at the time of the Facebook post, Future Super had approximately $400 million in total funds under management and had no basis to represent that the entirety of those funds had been invested in fossil fuels prior to being invested in ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... green finance market." Having a green commonwealth bond as an investment opportunity is helpful, said Altius Asset Management CIO Bill Bovingdon. "Doing that without access to commonwealth bonds is clearly playing with one had behind our back," he said. ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... reputational risk, is also set to be a significant legal risk as legal instruments are implemented, Ausbil Investment Management ESG research head Måns Carlsson told FS Sustainability. Last week FS Sustainability reported that modern slavery is still ...

Government to fund sustainable finance taxonomy development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... credibility of Australia's green finance market." The program will be managed by the Australian Office of Financial Management and is slated to begin in mid-2024 following the development of a Green Bonds Framework and engagement with investors. This ...