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Climate ETF smashes global record

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... MSCI ACWI Select Climate 500 Index. It targets themes like greenhouse gas and carbon emissions reductions. As for many other ESG funds, it's tech-heavy, with top holdings in the Big Five tech firms. Varma head of listed securities Timo Sallinen said ...

Readers act on news when it impacts returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
A Yale study has found investors don't seek out ESG-related news for feel-good reasons, but rather, only if it helps them make returns. Co-authored by accounting professor Edward Watts, the paper found individual retail investors see ESG as an important ...

Green moves: PRI, Scientific Beta, RIAA, CA100+, Australian Unity, Net Zero Economy Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... expert of the past seven years. Warwick Schneller will lead Australia and New Zealand investment solutions at the smart factor, ESG and climate index provider. At the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), U Ethical stewardship head ...

Wellington client exec departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... been invaluable in driving forward the mission of PRI. Wendy's re-election is a testament to her commitment to advancing ESG principles in the investment community," the firm said. "We look forward to her continued leadership and the positive impact ...

Quadrant expands to environmental consulting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... investment was in waste management firm TDG Environmental (formerly Total Drain Group) in August 2020. Quadrant integrates ESG factors into financial analysis under the leadership of responsible investment and sustainability head Adrian Cullen, who formerly ...

What to expect in 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Investors can look forward to a ramping up of ESG data integration, AI regulation and DEI initiatives in 2025, according to Janus Henderson Investors' chief responsibility officer Michelle Dunstan. Driven by geopolitical pressures, the industry will ...

Geopolitical tensions create investor opportunity: Franklin Templeton

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... for modern asymmetric warfare ensures that this investment theme has a decades-long runway." Catechis said traditionally, ESG-aligned investors have avoided defense companies. However, the Russian aggression in Ukraine has prompted a reassessment, particularly ...

Investors zero in on nature, human rights nexus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... these tensions," PRI said. The initiative urged the private sector to work alongside policymakers to address this risk. ISS ESG, the responsible investment service provider, welcomed the framework. "For Australia, the human rights and nature nexus is ...

Future Group ramps up screening

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... apply to these two funds. Future Group partnered with Scientific Beta to build the strategy which avoids industries with high ESG risk and aligns with the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... targets under the bond due to be repaid in 2025. QPF fund manager Briar Dowsett said the new SSL strengthens the firm's ESG standards. "This is the culmination of a significant project across our two largest real estate funds and a demonstration ...