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Nuveen secures $150m in commitments for Global Impact Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... seen an uptick in interest from investors after a slow first and second quarter of 2020, noted Andrew Kleinig, Managing Director and Head of Australasia of Nuveen. Kleinig noted that there has been interest from faith and mission-based organisations ...

Majority of asset owners identify ESG importance: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... importance of ESG and will continue to drive stronger awareness of ESG issues," said Frithjof van Zyp, Australian senior director for bfinance. The survey found that 22% of the Australian respondents indicated that they expect ESG issues will become ...

Aurecon directors appointed to FIDIC Sustainable Development Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... to the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC)'s Sustainable Development Committee. Aurecon Managing Director for New Zealand Tracey Ryan Aurecon Managing Director for New Zealand Tracey Ryan has been named chair of the 11-person international ...

BetaShares launches currency-hedged version of ethical ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... manager BetaShares has launched a currency-hedged version of its ASX-listed sustainability ETF. Alex Vynokur, managing director, BetaShares BetaShares created the BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: HETH). "Currency exposure ...

Increase in linking environmental, social metrics to remuneration: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... targets on emissions reductions to incentives. "AGL have clearly made a statement of this," said Vas Kolesnikoff, executive director, head of Australian and New Zealand Research at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). "It's not just reducing emissions ...

HSBC launches ESG portfolio reporting tool for asset owners, managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... measurement of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues in their investment portfolios. Chris Johnson, director of market data for Securities Services at HSBC The new service will allow asset owners, such as insurance companies, pension ...

ARENA grants additional funding for Monash Uni renewables study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Behrooz Bahrani, a senior lecturer in Monash University's Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering and the Director of the Grid Innovation Hub, will lead this project. The project funded by ARENA aims to streamline connection of large ...

ESG ETP assets under management triple in last three years: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... actively planning on launching new ESG ETPs. "It's a combination of institutional and retail demand," said Damon Gosen, director, business development, VanEck. "Institutional has led the way, and retail is catching on. Ultimately, as the body of research ...

COVID-19 risks and impacts disclosure "unprecedented challenge": AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
In a move to assist companies in reporting on the impacts of COVID-19, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and CPA Australia have published a joint guidance on disclosure and ...

KPMG outlines focus on gender diversity in ASX201-300 company boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
In order to increase gender diversity on ASX201-300 company boards, existing board members should look beyond traditional pools of candidates and focus on building the pipeline in executive and upper management, according to research from KPMG. Sarah ...