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Deep engagement to follow SSGA CEO letter to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... enhancing its approach to the other dominating engagement issue - climate change - SSGA is moving past pressing just for climate risk disclosure and moving on to engaging with companies over their transition plans. Colton called TCFD disclosure "table ...

American Century launches small cap fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... listed global small cap equities. The strategy uses a fundamental, bottom-up investment process aimed at providing superior risk-adjusted returns over the long-term. The fund takes into account material ESG issues and corporate governance practices and ...

Resolution Capital nab MSCI ESG exec for analyst role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... global real estate and materials sector companies. At MSCI, he has focused on sustainable impact investing, mapping climate risk within global property and power assets, testing carbon regulation scenarios on ASX200 companies' performance, and assessing ...

Demand for sustainability specialists drives salaries upward: Talent Nation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... experience," he said. "Even if you have only a couple of years' experience, but you've worked on net zero strategies and climate risk, you're in demand." The 2022 data showed a disparity in the gender gap, which found that women on average were paid ...

Australian funds highlighted for climate action plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... and UniSuper are part of a list of 10 institutional investors highlighted by the Investor Agenda for their work on climate risk. The Investor Agenda is comprised of seven investor groups - the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC), CDP, Ceres ...

ASX companies in SSGA's sights over climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... inclusion more broadly, beyond the board," Taraporevala said. "...With human capital management now widely seen as both a risk and opportunity for employers in the wake of the pandemic, we have also published guidance for effective disclosures and pr ...

Accountants to play central role in ESG developments: CPA Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... assist banks, insurers and superannuation funds in managing climate-related risks and opportunities as part of their existing risk management and governance frameworks. Beyond climate change, other aspects of ESG-related reporing and management is expected ...

Decarbonisation a key megatrend in private markets: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... of December 2021, higher than the previous high of US$1.9 trillion in 2018. BlackRock says they believe "private markets risk premia are still attractive and can offer portfolio resilience" going ahead. The global fund manager identified the pace of ...

Predictions for robust investment in green transition, sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Investment in the green energy transition will charge ahead in 2022 and beyond, with different implications for key commodities, countries, and sustainable finance. Barclays recently released a report, Mining the green transition, which assessed five ...

Proxy advisers assess impacts of government reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... said. "Operationally, it will make dealing with the dispatch of reports riskier. It introduces an uninsurable operational risk to our business with no reciprocal benefit for the market." ISS is also taking advice as to which reports must be provided ...