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Industry coalition organises Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... conversation around ESG because at the moment the definition of ESG is still quite fluid," said Matthew Chessum, investment director, liquidity management, Aberdeen Standard Investment, and member of the executive committee at ICSF. "Those principles ...

AXA IM develops carbon footpath strategy based on forward climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... consideration how companies are moving towards decarbonisation, according to AXA Investment Managers. Kathryn McDonald, director of investment strategy, AXA Rosenberg AXA Investment Managers has found listed equity companies are globally responsible ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
J. P. Morgan Asset Management is developing a proprietary environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring framework as part of a range of initiatives to enhance its investment stewardship process. Jennifer Wu, Global head of sustainable investing ...

CEFC commits up to $125m in Qualitas property debt fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Qualitas said. The cornerstone commitment from the CEFC was instrumental to launching the Fund, said Tim Johansen, managing director, global head of capital at Qualitas. "We are pleased to have the support of an institutional investor such as the CEFC ...

Governance Institute releases climate change risk disclosure guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... whom are involved in listed companies in Australia, guidance as to how they might go about doing that." Motto noted that director, governance and risk professionals, and C-suite executives have a responsibility to their shareholders, employees, and other ...

Sydney Airport issues $600m bond with sustainability linked tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... lengthening its debt tenor and facilitating direct Australian dollar investment," said Matthew Carr, MUFG's managing director and head of debt capital markets for Australia and New Zealand. "We are proud to have priced the world's first ESG-linked tranche ...

ASX200 boards above 30% women in aggregate, but six have none

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... ASX 200. It is great to see that the momentum has continued so far this year," said Angus Armour, AICD CEO and managing director. "However, it is still the top Australian companies that lead the way on gender diversity." The report noted that 56 ASX100 ...

Hendrik van Calcar steps down as director of Qantas Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Hendrik van Calcar, former head of group finance, planning and analysis at Qantas, has stepped down as director of Qantas Super. van Calcar was elected to the Qantas Super board in 2018 and is credited with "reinvigorating conversations on the considerations ...

FTSE Russell hires head of sustainable investment, Asia Pacific

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... FTSE Russell team in Asia Pacific in a newly created role as head of sustainable investment," said Jessie Pak, managing director, head of information services Asia Pacific, London Stock Exchange Group. "Helena brings a wealth of experience within ESG ...

Taskforce recommends government support to build social impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... "coordinated and long term" approach to guide its involvement in the social impact investing market. Kylie Charlton, managing director of Australian Impact Investments The Social Impact Investing Taskforce has released its interim report examining the ...