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Members shouldn't carry energy and housing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Fund members want their super funds to focus on risk-adjusted returns, not nation-building rhetoric, said Paul Schroder, chief executive at Australia's largest superfund with A$300 billion AUM. Speaking at the closing panel session of the Australian ...

Funds SA hires ESG expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... appointment provides additional depth and expertise to the investment team and broader organisation. This is critical in building investment strategies that deliver strong, long-term investment outcomes for our clients." Funds SA has funds under management ...

PRI appoints RI ecosystem officers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Rose Easton as chief RI Ecosystems for the UK, Europe and India, Middle East and Africa. Easton has been responsible for building the PRI's RI ecosystem function since June 2023, including managing the PRI's ecosystem activities in individual markets ...

Decarbonising aluminium key priority for Capral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... you have ASI certification and can provide the certification from the smelter to the extruder to the fabricator to the building, that doesn't count for anything. We went through an extremely rigorous process because it doesn't just revolve around chain ...

Japan issues first climate transition bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
In a world first, Japan's JPY1.6 trillion (US$11 billion) Climate Transition Bond will launch with proceeds going to fund Japan's carbon neutrality investment roadmap. The bond is certified under the Climate Bonds Standard, which assures environmental ...

Climate-committed investor group grows to $35tr AUM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... National Climate Risk Assessment, focusing on the financial implications of physical risks, systemic risk mapping and building a climate-resilient economy. "The investment industry, and our members in particular, are now well beyond mere climate awareness. ...

SIX launches share platform for investors, activists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... groups whose supporter base together represent over 2 million potential shareholders. "The importance in what we're building is that it allows people to play to their strength," Verwey said. "NGOs have an appetite for running shareholder advocacy ...

Brookfield reaches first close on second transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... said. "New trends are also emerging, such as supplying reliable, clean power to the surging data and technology sector, building entirely new industrial supply chains, and scaling technologies required for industrial decarbonization. The strong first ...

Green bond investors left in the dark

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Capital Market Association (ICMA) Green Bond Principles guidance to be updated to provide standardisation to issuers, building on a standard from the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), and accounting for the lack of data reported for ...

Investors push for nature in climate plans

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... reduce a company's carbon impact. However, challenges persist in integrating nature into climate reporting, including building capabilities, overcoming linguistic and conceptual barriers, and assessing risks qualitatively. According to Anthony O'Grady ...