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Australian execs say climate change already impacting: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... impact of climate change, cost of mitigation, societal pressures and resource scarcity as areas of impact. "This puts Australia in the top ten of countries where business is concerned about climate change" said Deloitte Access Economics lead partner ...

YFYS, tracking error a challenge to ESG adoption: Parametric

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... expect, in those two scenarios, you're not going to get as many reductions - half to emissions, half to the SDGs. "For Australia, we looked at the tilting scenario, and we attributed half of the tracking error to emissions and half to the SDGs. We got ...

ESG adds performance boost to equity funds: Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Applying ESG techniques to equity strategies can enhance performance, but the performance premium differs between domestic Australian versus international equities, according to research from Rainmaker Information. In the latest Wholesale Advantage ...

Conscious Investment Management expands investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... through active involvement in policy and advocacy for these areas. Tran comes to Conscious Investment from Summer Housing, Australia's largest SDA provider. She was chief operating officer and acting CEO, and focused on property acquisition, design and ...

Using data, reporting to fill in the steps to net zero 2050: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... risk details for the portfolio level, according to Scott Bennett, head of quantitative research and client solutions, Australia and New Zealand at Northern Trust Asset Management. "Many of the institutional investors that we speak to have signed up to ...

Munro Partners, GSFM launch climate ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Munro Partners and GSFM have launched a climate change leaders active ETF. The Munro Climate Change Leaders Fund, with ASX ticker MCCL, invests primarily in a concentrated long only portfolio of companies focused on decarbonisation and climate change ...

American Century launches small cap fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... 2018, and since inception, it has returned 16.77% net of fees and 15.48% in the last year. Zurich Financial Services Australia offers a local version of the strategy, the Healthcare Impact Fund, which is managed by American Century Investments The strategy ...

Australian Unity appoints head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Australian Unity has hired its first head of responsible investment and stewardship. Matthew Moore, who joined Australian Unity on 10 January, will build upon Australian Unity's progress in the ongoing development and implementation of a best-in-class ...

Demand for sustainability specialists drives salaries upward: Talent Nation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
The average salary for heads of environment in Australia has jumped to more than $300,000, with potential average salaries crossing $360,000, according to data from Talent Nation. Specialist recruitment firm Talent Nation has released its FY22 Environment ...

Portfolio holdings disclosure regulations come into effect

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... assets, each item must be disclosed along with the value and weighting of each item, according to the new regulations. Australia has lagged behind other markets when it comes to portfolio holdings disclosures. "Australia might have a great national superannuation ...