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Assessing animal testing as a governance issue: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... still face questions over animal welfare that point to overall business governance quality, according to Vontobel Asset Management. An estimated 10 million animals are still put through tests involving severe pain every year, noted Sudhir Roc-Sennett ...

UniSuper updates progress on net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... companies involved in the production, generation, or transmission of coal, oil or gas) with over $12 billion in funds under management across these options. The Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) option, investing in companies who earn most of ...

New Forests hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... that they have hired Lauren Stewart as head of communications. Stewart comes to New Forests from BNY Mellon Investment Management Asia Pacific, where she was most recently principal, head of communications. Stewart will drive a global communications ...

Improve ESG data, analytics to enhance decisions: SAS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... "From my experience, for smaller companies it's not just about establishing the capability but also the change management piece," she said. "It's an iterative cycle. For some of the smaller companies, they have the ability to be agile because ...

Fund manager sets gender diversity target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Investors' announcement comes as it becomes an inaugural signatory to the Financial Services Council Women in Investment Management Charter (WIM Charter). First Sentier Investors' target defines investment management staff as those actively involved ...

Fidelity International nabs HESTA talent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... gender diversity in the C-suite of ASX listed companies. Prior to HESTA, she worked in the US with Westpath Investment Management and in the UK with Legal & General Investment Management. She is currently a board member of the Responsible Investment ...

Companies have duty to act on climate conclusions of IPCC report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... within the next one to three, three to five and five to ten years, and they have costs and there is an obligation for management to identify and mitigate the risk because they will impact on financial performance as well." Companies have an obligation ...

Investors press for swift action in wake of climate report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... proportion of intense tropical cyclones, as well as reductions in Arctic sea ice, snow cover and permafrost." The investment management sector has reacted with stark language. "The IPCC report released today is a justified 'red alert' on the ...

Bank launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... rate swaps, given that they are the most used instrument by clients, said Damian Underwood, head of consultative risk management and FX structuring within ANZ's markets division. Clients who take out a sustainability linked loan may also choose to hedge ...

ESG "the most important thematic for the next 30 years"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
ESG is tipped to be the most important investment thematic for the next 30 years, according to Plato Investment Management. Managing director Don Hamson pointed to the surge in ESG investment and explained why the asset management industry must take ...