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ASIC takes Mercer to court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Mercer Super Trust is the first entity in Australia to face legal action for alleged greenwashing conduct. ASIC has launched court action against Mercer Superannuation (Australia), the trustee of the Mercer Super Trust, for allegedly making misleading ...

AXA IM sets ESG targets for executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Global fund manager AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) will include ESG targets as part of the long-term incentives of senior executives. Beginning this year, the deferred compensation of around 400 people at AXA IM that will start to be paid in 2024 ...

The active advantage in sustainable investment: Pengana

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... at different risk factors and that's perhaps something that isn't entirely obvious and transparent to the end investor. That does bring a bit of confusion if different rating agencies give radically different results for the same company." Active ...

Heavy industry could decarbonise with ambitious action: report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Five of Australia's most significant heavy industry supply chains could transition to net zero with "strong, effective and coordinated action" between industry, finance and government, according to a new report. The Australian Industry Energy Transition ...

Frasers Property inks fresh sustainability-linked loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... in encouraging sustainable development and is an integral part of the group's net-zero carbon journey as a responsible investor-developer-manager," said Frasers Property group chief financial officer Loo Choo Leong. "This is our first sustainability-linked ...

Investor Group on Climate Change creates executive leadership position

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has hired an industry stalwart for the newly created position of director of investor practice. Duncan Paterson joins IGCC from ISS ESG, where he was the global head of ISS ESG's ESG thought leadership program. ...

Climate change to shape economy long-term: Forum

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
The "existential crisis" of climate change, equality and equity of workforce participation in the economy and the aging population are all issues that will affect the budget, markets, and the shape of Australia's economy. Speaking at the Financial ...

How smart approaches to decarbonisation can generate alpha

TRAVIS WHITMORE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are stripping emissions from their portfolios at an increasing pace Our data shows that from January 2019 to January 2021, global institutional portfolios reduced their carbon intensity by 25 percent. Research from State Street ...

ASIC issues Indigenous Financial Services Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... response to this framework. She pointed out that the framework works "in concert" with the Dhawura Ngilan Business and Investor Initiative, an industry-led initiative that works to embed standards for the private sector to uphold the human rights of ...

APAC investors cite ESG impact in real asset allocations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Nearly a third of APAC investors see positive ESG impact as a primary reason to invest in real assets in 2023, according to Aviva Investors. Aviva Investors have launched the fifth edition their Real Assets Study, featuring insights in attitudes towards ...