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ESG investing "fastest growing" priority for advisers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... area for advisers, according to new research from Investment Trends. Advisers have identified three challenges - ESG, capital protection and mounting compliance burden, according to the 2021 Adviser Product and Marketing Needs Report, a study of asset ...

Perpetual launches active ESG ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Global Innovation Share Fund, managed by portfolio manager Thomas Rice is designed to provide investors with long-term capital growth by investing in a hand-picked portfolio of shares in global companies that are benefiting from changes in technology ...

Sustainability moving from "why" to "how": Banksia Foundation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia (BCSDA). "There is a massive momentum around energy systems, natural systems, food systems and human and social capital in actions that are aligned to the framework of the [Sustainable Development Goals] SDGs," Petersen said. Those actions ...

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... required to protect humans and other lifeforms from the worst impacts of climate change. The flow on effects will see capital flow ever more strongly towards cleaner assets, and more rapidly away from polluting assets, a momentum already under way. But ...

GII launch gender equality impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... platforms. There are two different investment units for the fund. Gunesekera explained that Class A units gives investors the capital return of the shares plus any income from the portfolio via dividends. Class B units provide the capital return, but ...

Top 100 asset owners "hold keys" to net zero: Willis Towers Watson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... global warming to 1.5 degrees C by 2050 is alive, but in order for it to be achievable, a significant amount of private capital aligned to that outcome has to be invested. "This is a defining moment for asset owners," Unger said. The first and obvious ...

Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI has released a report, Biodiversity: unlocking natural capital value for Australian Investors: November 2021, which outlines the way in which biodiversity loss presents physical, transition ...

Deep impact: the next step in sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... strategies and investments in specific use of proceeds bonds like green bonds or social impact bonds, where the allocation of capital is directly tied to the activity of the use of proceeds. The impact investing sector is by far the smallest portion ...

Citi launches sustainability-linked supply chain finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Citi has launched a Sustainability-linked Supply Chain Finance (SSCF) program that links working capital finance to sustainability goals within supply chains. The program is a first for Asia Pacific customers, said Scott Southall, treasury and trade ...

Australian company boards lack skill, experience to lead net zero transition: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... management skills. Investors also want evidence that climate change is being fully integrated into company strategy, with capital allocation decisions, risk management approaches and disclosure to investors. Further, executive remuneration should be ...