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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Valley bank and two other US banks. The third domino could be liquidity mismatches - with low interest rates, some asset owners increased commitments to illiquid investments, which may bring increased risks to portfolios. Fink also highlighted increased ...

Vanguard quits net zero investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... to the UNFCCC's Race to Zero Campaign. Earlier in the year, Cbus withdrew from a similar initiative - the Net Zero Asset Owners initiative on the grounds of working to support their internal net zero commitments. Last week, Vanguard Investments became ...

Majority of investors collaborate on engagement, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... more effective to collaborate on stewardship, this being more effective when investees receive consistent messages." Asset owners and fund managers engage on a variety of ESG topics. Unsurprisingly, climate change is a top concern, cited by 83% of institutions ...

Australian asset owners lead on ESG integration, net zero investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australian asset owners are twice as likely as global peers to target net zero investment, according to bfinance. The independent investment consultancy has released its biennial global asset owner survey, covering a broad range of investment topics ...

ASFI Summit to focus on sustainable finance progress, implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Chief Sustainability Officer Darian McBain, as well as industry experts across regulators, fund managers, banking and asset owners. FS Sustainability is proud to be a media partner of the ASFI Summit and will provide coverage of the event. The ASFI Summit ...

Cbus quits Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
Cbus Super has quit the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance (NZAOA) on the grounds of working to support their internal net zero commitments. The Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance is led by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney and convened by the UNEP's ...

Climate risk warning on government bond yields

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... to more risk." Ryan pointed out that government bonds often constitute as much as 90% of fixed income holdings by asset owners like super funds, and it is more challenging to engage on concerns like climate risk policy and physical and transition risk ...

NZ Super Fund shifts $25 billion to low carbon indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... effective and efficient to do so." The fund is a signatory to the Paris Aligned Investment Initiative's Net Zero Asset Owners Commitment.

RBA warns of climate-related liability risk for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... society, the economy and the financial system. Also, the fact that insurers can later decide not to provide cover means asset owners should not take comfort from being able to insure climate risks at this moment in time." Banks have "less experience" ...

Varying levels of progress on modern slavery: IAST APAC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... true. There are some real benefits in having a collaborative approach with investment team members, ESG specialists, asset owners, asset managers, and people with different relationships. It is much easier than if you were a single analyst in the room ...