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TCorp reports $2 billion in new green, sustainability bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
TCorp, the investment and financial management partner of the New South Wales (NSW) public sector, issued a total of $2 billion in sustainability and green bonds in the 2022 financial year as part of its overall $25.8 billion total debt issuance. In ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
Most sustainable investors in Australia and Aotaeroa New Zealand collaborate with other investors to achieve better ESG outcomes, according to research from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Engage, Advocate, Collaborate: Unpacking ...

Janus Henderson hires chief responsibility officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
Janus Henderson has hired Michelle Dunstan as chief responsibility officer. Dunstan will join the global fund manager in early January and will be responsible for overseeing Janus Henderson's corporate responsibility and responsible investing efforts. ...

Carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
The carve out from the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test for faith-based funds has been axed by the government, despite it being an election policy. In December 2021, the government said it would adjust the performance test to account ...

Mandatory reporting on biodiversity "likely" for companies: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Melior Investment Management believes that companies are likely to face some form of mandatory reporting on biodiversity in future, meaning that forward looking companies should consider their baseline impacts and dependencies and how to report them ...

FSI names new global head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
First Sentier Investors (FSI) has named Kate Turner its new global head of responsible investment, while bolstering its responsible investment team in several markets. Turner replaces Will Oulton, who is retiring from the business at the end of the ...

Acacia Money hires former GetUp! CEO to exec team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Climate tech platform Acacia Money has hired the former head of GetUp! as its new chief growth officer. Paul Oosting joins the leadership team for Acacia, a financial technology and platform business that connects people's banking, super and any investment ...

FS Sustainability launches ESG Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
FS Sustainability is launching the inaugural ESG Power50, a list comprising the 50 most influential ESG professionals working at ASX-listed companies in Australia. For the first time, readers of FS Sustainability along with F S Super - The Journal of ...

US Dept of Labor green-lights ESG integration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
US-based retirement plans can consider climate change and other ESG factors in their investment processes, according to a rule change by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The announcement comes as the Securities and Exchange Commission fines Goldman ...

RBA governor cites climate, energy transition in inflation puzzle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
RBA Governor Philip Lowe cited climate change and the transition to renewable energy as two of four longer-term changes to the global economy that are "likely to affect the dynamics of inflation, central bank policy and the way business operates in ...