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Green finance taxonomy in final throes

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... used. "The Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy will unlock favourable global finance to Australia's key green and transition industries," CEO of ASFI, Kristy Graham said. "As an OECD country, with a significant transition opportunity, the credibility ...

81 major investors lock in climate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... General says more needs to be done. "Despite significant advances in asset owner portfolio decarbonisation, the pace of transition in the real economy remains insufficient, with global emissions continuing to rise each year. "As long-term investors ...

Nature and climate now on equal footing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... moderate to high nature risk, according to Pollination and the Australian Conservation Foundation. These risks - physical, transition, and financial - are significant for investors, says Estelle Parker, co-CEO of the Responsible Investment Association ...

Australia leads in greenwashing lawsuits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... have or are considering investing in," ACCR said in a statement. "Accurate information about how the global energy transition towards zero emissions may impact Santos' future financial prospects is critical to investors' ability to assess the viability ...

Broader job pain finally hits ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
With the news a major carbon firm will lay off a quarter of its staff, a sector many thought to be immune is finally feeling the pinch. The wave of corporate restructuring, which has already hit giants like HSBC, Meta, PwC, Tesla, Google, Microsoft ...

Australian Ethical FUM nears $13bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... quarter, with Australian Ethical stating the superannuation net flows of $90 million were lower due to the administration transition to GROW in mid-September, which caused a mild disruption to its service delivery. It is anticipated to complete in November. ...

Australian Ethical drops investment fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... transaction costs rise from nil to 0.02% and nil to 0.01% respectively. The changes come after the fund announced it would transition to State Street for custody and investment administration, effective 1 November 2024, replacing NAB. In addition, the ...

UN PRI bolsters APAC expertise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... its labour resources and looking for experts in policy frameworks for sustainable investment, including the economic transition and EV value chains in Indonesian. Meanwhile, Celine Woldring has started a new job as senior associate responsible investment ...

BNP Paribas shutters EARTH Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... It then also took short positions in overvalued companies or those with unsustainable business models vulnerable to transition risk. Since inception, the trust has delivered a net return of -22.87% against the 2.72% of its benchmark, the Bloomberg Ausbond ...

ASIC clarifies licensing rules for carbon market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... financial licensing rules because they aren't providing a financial service. Kurt Winter, CMI's director of corporate transition said ASIC mostly incorporated CMI's request for further examples and clarifications. However, he noted: "While this additional ...