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First Sentier launches unit for sustainability research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... rigour. The advisory board consists three people: Alex Edmans, professor of finance at London Business School and academic director of the Centre for Corporate Governance; Norichika Kanie, professor in the Graduate School of Media and Governance at Keio ...

CBRE hires APAC ESG research lead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... research and Australian industrial and logistics research. J-Baleh will join the firm from JLL where she was the national director of industrial and logistics research, following prior roles at Colliers, Urbis and Mainfreight. "Sass's strong market profile ...

Fidelity International expands sustainable investing team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Fidelity International has hired Gabriel Wilson-Otto as director, sustainable investing, expanding its sustainability investing team. In this new role based in Hong Kong, Wilson-Otto will work to further integrate sustainability considerations into ...

FTSE Russell hires Jo Saleeba to head sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Solutions business in the Pacific region," says Jessie Pak, head of Asia Pacific, investment solutions, LSEG and managing director Asia, FTSE Russell. "Bringing an impressive track record for growth, Martin will play a crucial role in developing new ...

Investors identify positive impact through multiple finance strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... and targeting microinsurance as a service that brings both positive financial return and social benefit. Alison Chan, director, sustainable finance at National Australia Bank, pointed to the growing sustainability linked loan (SLL) sector as an indicator ...

APAC investors ahead of North America on climate action: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... a range of reasons why more European investors are taking action than North American investors," says David Klausner, director, thematic research, PGIM. "One thing that stuck out is the fact that regulatory regimes are quite different." Klausner pointed ...

Trustees squeezed by competing climate risk pressures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Super fund trustees are "squeezed" when it comes to managing climate risk, between members seeking divestment, regulatory guidance on managing climate risk, and proposed legislation that may limit access to proxy advisers, according to the chair of ...

ARENA commits more than $100 million to clean hydrogen projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... the demand and use of renewable hydrogen as a commercially viable fuel," says Patrick Creaghan, ATCO Australia managing director and chief operating officer. ATCO and AGIG are significant players in the Western Australia gas market, notes Ben Wilson ...

AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund hits net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... cost effective for our investors." Diamond Energy is "proud to partner with AMP Capital, says Tony Sennitt, managing director. "Agreements like these go a long way to reducing carbon emissions and supporting new renewable energy projects in Australia," ...

Australian Retailers Association appoints director of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... (ARA) has strengthened its focus on sustainability with the appointment of Jason Robertson to the newly created role of director, sustainability and impact. Robertson will lead the development of a sector wide sustainability and social impact strategy ...