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Fink counts the cost of "easy money" in annual letter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
BlackRock chairman Larry Fink warned that dominos may be starting to fall as global economies count the price of more than a decade of easy money in his annual letter to investors. In a letter where ESG and climate change took a backseat to concerns ...

Aviva Investors creates head of climate policy role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Aviva Investors has created a new role of head of climate policy, responsible for developing the global fund manager's macro stewardship programme. Aviva Investors has hired Nick Molho as the new head of climate policy. He joins in June and will report ...

Australian Ethical divests from Lendlease over koala concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Concerns over the survival of a healthy koala colony in south-western Sydney has triggered Australian Ethical to divest its holdings in Lendlease Group. Australian Ethical has sold its shares in Lendlease over the planned development at Mt Gilead in ...

Podcast: Stewardship and ESG Investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... at HESTA where she was senior responsible investment adviser. During her time at there, she founded 40:40 Vision, an investor led initiative to drive gender diversity in the C-suite of ASX listed companies.

Resource-efficient companies more resilient: Impax AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... really compelling opportunities for mainstream investors," Simm said. "You don't have to be a responsible/impact/ESG investor to make money from solar or electric vehicles." Impax Asset Management has an investment philosophy of long-term investing "with ...

Activist investor launches Santos campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
A London-based activist investor has called Santos' growth strategy "misguided, reckless and driven by fundamental misalignment between executive incentives and shareholder interests." Snowcap Research, which is an investor in Santos, has issued ...

First Super taps IFM Investors for ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
First Super has appointed IFM Investors to manage a new indexed international equities strategy that prioritises strong performance on ESG with a focus on governance and labour rights. The new strategy is designed to provide exposure to a diversified ...

Platforms up the ante on ESG products, research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... research found. "We know that it is a question that the advisers are being asked all the time - we can see that in our investor research on ESG," McGivern said. "More than a third of investor are asking these questions, so the platforms are just responding ...

More greenwashing investigations ahead: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
The court case against Mercer superannuation for allegations of greenwashing is "just one of the investigations we have on foot," ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "We will do what we need to do to make sure entities are not misleading the market" on greenwashing ...

Push for greater ESG alignment in C-Suite pay

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
ASX-listed companies need to lift their performance in linking executive remuneration to strategic ESG targets, with investors voting against remunerations reports to register their disapproval. Melior Investment Management recently released its 2022 ...