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Social issues and climate dominate engagement: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... were making decisions that weren't at the expense of long term prospects. This meant that capital allocation and systemic risk management rose to the top. This expanded beyond the financial considerations." Colton likened the risks brought to the forefront ...

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... and nuclear power. The new SRI options also have a new screen on live animal exports. 'While these options do have greater risk due to the reduced diversification of the portfolio, we do not believe that members who wish to invest in line with their ...

RIAA adviser guide aims at education in ESG space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... APL, how likely are you to raise the question with clients," she said. "The APL issue is very real. It will pose problems in risk compliance terms, to make sure that they are flexible enough around that to make sure that a client's needs are met." Williams ...

Regulator appoints first head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has hired Graham Sinden as head of climate risk. Sinden is APRA's first head of climate risk and started in the role on Monday 15 October, according to an APRA spokesperson. He comes to APRA from ...

ESG in fixed income more than green bonds: Daintree

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... paper is roughly seven years or so. Internally, we've had a lot of debate over this question in terms of assessing how much risk there is in some of those energy players that have 20 to 30 year investment projects against the backdrop of quite significant ...

Vanguard expands Ethically Conscious product range

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... that in addition to allowing investors to invest in ways that align with their values, the fund is also designed to provide risk adjusted return through diversification, low costs and a long-term view. "Clients should take a long term view, costs matter ...

Investors, assemble: Climate League launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... frameworks and policies to guide and support sustainable decision-making processes that are designed to mitigate climate change risk exposure and help meet the net zero by 2050 target.

Government reforms aim for increased super transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... specific or stop anyone from doing business. "There's plenty of research out there that ESG investing is a pretty basic risk filter," Hume said. "We don't want it to be prescriptive... Trustees already have a higher responsibility; they already ...

Asset owner, engagement organisation in ESG hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... things may quiet down, but in fact we've experienced the opposite," he said. "The engagements have increased and climate risk has stayed very much on the agenda, if not accelerated in some companies." ACSI was deeply involved in communicating superannuation ...

Ban on waste export presents risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... implications for investors to dissect - many fund managers in the ESG sector have identified plastic waste in particular as a risk for companies to manage, and one that had particular implications during the COVID-19 pandemic. AMP Capital has a regular ...