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Moving to cloud brings financial and sustainability dividend: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Increasing use of cloud-based technology and services can yield not only technology gains, but also assist Australian companies in reducing carbon emissions, according to research from Deloitte. In a recent report, Deloitte noted that cloud-based technologies ...

AXA IM launches two sustainable funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... long-term investment growth and a positive and measurable impact on the environment. The fund is an actively managed portfolio of high-quality, growth-oriented companies operating in key investment areas impacted by the finite amount of natural resources ...

BNP Paribas AM launches sustainable Asia fixed income strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched a sustainable fixed income strategy that offers exposure to sustainable urbanisation trends in Asia. The BNP Paribas Sustainable Asian Cities Bond strategy is the global fund manager's first Asia-focused fixed ...

NGS Super to reduce emissions 35% by 2025

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... emissions profile, but a higher propensity to transition to a zero carbon business." NGS Super will engage with companies with high Scope 1 2 and 3 emissions where those companies have a "a sound and realistic business plan to transition to the low-carbon ...

Strong demand for ESG managed accounts: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... uplift in revenue per client, the research also found. Last year, Praemium also released research demonstrating that emerging high net wealth investors are more likely to rate ESG, ethical and responsible investment considerations as being important ...

Ratification of Forced Labour Protocol to impact Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... countries with modern slavery risks. The review found that 41% of ASX300 companies have operations in countries considered high-risk for modern slavery, "yet only 4% of S&P/ASX 300 companies described their risk as high in their statements, as reviewed ...

ESG indicators a risk warning for credit: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... benchmark on emissions." As investors become less tolerant of carbon emissions in credit portfolios, this should mean that high emitting entities will have to bear a higher cost to receive funding. "It will push up the cost of funding where equity ether ...

Strong growth in cleantech VC investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
There is increased interest in investing in venture capital funds that focus on cleantech, but lack of skilled employees is challenging the growth of companies that attract VC funding, according to HLB Mann Judd. "We are seeing the maturity in the VC ...

Sustainability, growth drive NextGen family business: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... responsibility to fight climate change and its consequences, compared to the nearly three-quarters of NextGens. A similarly high percentage of NextGens (76%) believes their business is actively contributing to the community, again compared to just over ...

Ethinvest opens Canberra office with industry heavyweight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Ethical investment advisory firm Ethinvest has a new office in Canberra as adviser Dave Rae joins the firm. Rae joins Ethinvest from Federated Financial Services. "I'd estimate that at the moment, probably 80% or higher of my clients are in some way ...