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CBA appoints four to Commodities, Trade and Carbon business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... bank's strategy for its commodities business with a focus on Australia and New Zealand. Whitehead previously served as global co-head of commodities sales at Standard Chartered Bank in London. Joe Arena has joined CBA as managing director, trade finance ...

Cbus adopts EU climate reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... reduce embodied carbon by 40% by 2030 and hit net zero by 2050. "Embodied carbon has been a somewhat vexing issue, with global building stock set to double by 2050," Fok said. "It is also where we see immense opportunities to reduce real world emissions. ...

Experts consider mining the transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australia's mining industry has reserves to drive the transition to a lower carbon global economy, but surging demand for critical minerals and attention to key ESG issues will require innovative solutions and partnership. A panel of experts spoke on ...

Regulatory roundup on key sustainability developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... trust and confidence in sustainable finance-related products, services, and disclosure practices." "Approximately 80% of global GDP is now covered by a net zero target. The Australian Parliament legislated a target of a 43% reduction in emissions by ...

ASIC greenwashing investigations continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... trust and confidence in sustainable finance-related products, services, and disclosure practices." "Approximately 80% of global GDP is now covered by a net zero target. The Australian Parliament legislated a target of a 43% reduction in emissions by ...

Altius Asset Management publishes first impact report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... and/or Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) reporting. "Getting access to reliable data that is needed for impact assessment is a global challenge for our industry," Altius noted in the report. "There are whole classes of securities that are not captured ...

MAS sustainability adviser speaks to Sinagpore/Australian collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... enabler of the transition to a net zero economy, but it requires cooperation between governments and investors as well as global collaboration between countries, according to the outgoing chief sustainability officer of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. ...

Hejaz Financial Services funds certified responsible invesments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... ethical and impact investment products in Australia and New Zealand. The four funds certified by RIAA include the Hejaz Global Ethical Fund; the Hejaz Equities Fund, a Halal equities fund targeting 15% p.a. return net of fees also available as the ETF ...

BetaShares SMAs list on Netwealth platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... BetaShares SMAs also includes three multi-asset SMAs, which combine the Australian direct equities SMA with BetaShares' ethical global equities and diversified bonds ETFs - namely the BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI) and the BetaShares ...

ASFI Summit to focus on sustainable finance progress, implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... as around commitment and formation of [the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero] GFANZ and the strong commitment of global financial institution, but this one is about implementation on those commitments. We will provide a strong Australian finance ...