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Insignia Financial creates head of RI role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... Tayler in the role will allow the firm to "better showcase" the ESG focus that already exists in the firm, said Insignia GM asset management distribution Mandy Mannix. "This is a hugely important focus area for Insignia Financial as an investment business ...

Mercer appoints APAC sustainable investment leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Mercer has promoted Rebecca Mather to the role of sustainable investment leader, Pacific. Mather first joined Mercer in 2001 as an investment consultant, and transitioned to the firm's SI business in 2007. In her new role as sustainable investment leader ...

Igneo reports on ESG progress

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... the portfolio. But specially on physical risks, it was relatively high level and looked at risk at regional level." The asset level assessment is part of Igneo's Climate Action 1 2 3 program. "We used Moody's ESG to do a pilot, where you give them GPS ...

Industry reacts to ASIC greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) recently released information sheet on greenwashing is a good first step in setting the regulator's expectations, but experts say there is more to be done to improve disclosure on ...

ANZ creates head of environmental markets role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... Goldman Sachs. In his new role, Smith will manage ANZ's commodities sales and trading across five markets, spanning diverse asset classes including energy, agri-commodities, precious metals and carbon. "Stuart brings an impressive track record in building ...

Qantas Super in $2bn climate risk mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... on the road to net zero by 2050. The corporate super fund has selected Calvert Research and Management and Goldman Sachs Asset management to manage a $2 billion allocation across Australian and global equity portfolios, split equally between the two ...

Alexis Cheang joins TCorp

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... Team," said Brentnall. "She has long and deep experience in the investment industry and ESG, with prior careers at a major asset manager and a global investment consultant, spanning Australia, the UK, and the USA." The investment chief noted that Cheang ...

New Forests increases California forestry holdings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... around how we're progressing around these three key impact areas," said Radha Kuppalli, managing director of New Forests Asset Management and head of New Forests' impact and advocacy group. "This narrative is much more aligned to our thinking ...

Rising costs of carbon credit to impact offsetting strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... businesses to "make a genuine contribution to climate action now while pursuing cost-effective internal abatement through asset turnover in the medium term and developing or adopting new technologies as they become commercial over the longer term," EY ...

HESTA first super fund to oppose AGL demerger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Industry super fund HESTA will vote against a proposed demerger of energy utility AGL, becoming the first super fund to state their proxy voting intentions in public. HESTA said it has engaged with AGL and decided to vote against the demerger, as reported ...