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Australian investors withdraw from ESG funds: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... (except Australian) and every asset class. "The relative resilience of Australian equities reflects the commodity and banking bias on the market. The Australian stock market is one of the highest yielding in the world and that has proven a big draw in ...

Heritage Bank hires first ESG and sustainability manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... of ESG to Heritage staff and members. "As societal sentiment shifts to be more climate aware and focus on responsible banking, we have a greater need to be sustainable," Masci said. "For the banking sector there has been a significant shift to grow and ...

ANZ creates head of environmental markets role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... ESG advisor from KEAL Capital, now part of Melqart, where he was a partner. He has almost three decades of investment banking and funds experience, including senior roles in finance, risk and,arkets at global firms such as Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns ...

RIAA tapped to run TNFD consultation group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Taskforce member MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings; Netherlands, convened by TNFD Taskforce Member Rabobank and the Dutch Banking Association; Switzerland, convened by TNFD Taskforce Member UBS on an interim basis; and the United Kingdom, convened by the ...

Blackmores inks $75m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... reductions of Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions and targets related to progress on an ethical supply chain. The new banking agreement is financed by existing lending partners Westpac, HSBC, Bank of China and NAB. "Blackmores committed to an ambitious ...

Australians expect ethical investing: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... decade of work building a reputation as a socially responsible bank, said Corin Millais, head of socially responsible banking at Teachers Mutual Bank Limited. "It takes a while to build up a credible, authentic platform," Millais said. "That's what ...

Bank Australia taps NAB executive as chief impact officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Australia managing director Damien Walsh cited Courville's experience across sustainability and shared value creation in the banking sector as a valuable addition to the bank. "I'm delighted to welcome Sasha to Bank Australia and am excited about the ...

Oliver Wyman appoints ex-Westpac exec as special adviser

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Institutional Bank Chief Executive, will work closely with Oliver Wyman's Australia practice. "Lyn's talent and deep banking and financial services experience complement Oliver Wyman's expertise and capabilities in financial services," said ...

Demand for sustainability specialists drives salaries upward: Talent Nation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... incentives, with the average salary for heads of environment and heads of sustainability at $259,560. Financial services and banking were the second highest sector, at $217,520, while the government, education, healthcare and NFP sector paying the least ...

Predictions for robust investment in green transition, sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... produce one tonne of lithium, a particular challenge for producers such as Australia and Chile. Meanwhile, Nordic corporate banking group SEB predicts that global investment in renewable energy is expected to jump 25% in 2022, breaking with "a decade ...