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RBA governor urges implementation of ISSB standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... being developed by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) or else risk falling behind on international investor expectations, Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe has said. In testifying at Parliament at the House of Representatives ...

Climate risk warning on government bond yields

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... engage with government on their climate policies and execution, Ryan said. "Ultimately, the issuers want to keep the end investor happy," she said. "It is our job as the fund manager to pass on our clients' requests, concerns and demands to issuers. ...

Responsible investments top $1.54 trillion in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
More than $720 billion dollars of Australian assets are used for corporate engagement and shareholder action, while the responsible investment market topped $1.54 trillion in 2021, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia's annual ...

Cbus names new head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... chairs the ACSI Rights and Cultural Heritage Risk Management working group and is a member of the AICD's 30% Club Investor working group. Nicole Bradford was Cbus' previous head of responsible investment. She left in April to join the Australian ...

APRA chair highlights challenges of climate risk assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
APRA chair Wayne Byres flagged that the results of the climate vulnerability assessment (CVA) of the country's five largest banks are expected to be released "in a month or two." Byres highlighted that climate change is a disruptive risk in a speech ...

Future Fund, UniSuper hire ESG execs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
The Future Fund and UniSuper have augmented their ESG teams, with the Future Fund recruiting a high-profile industry executive to its investment stewardship team. Karin Halliday will join the Future Fund as director, ESG and investment stewardship ...

Clear link between ESG performance and shareholder return: Federated Hermes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
There is a clear link between ESG performance and shareholder returns, according to Federated Hermes. However, the relationship between ESG and stronger return is non-linear, the global equities team has found. The performance doesn't come from ESG ...

No ESG drag seen in performance test results

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
It is not apparent that MySuper funds that use ESG investing strategies are failing the MySuper performance test under the Your Future, Your Super legislation. As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, five MySuper products have failed the ...

Investment in low-carbon energy infrastructure on the rise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
Energy infrastructure deal-making in the US has shifted to less carbon-intensive or lower-carbon sources of energy and, more recently, technologies designed to capture carbon, according to US firm Vinson & Elkins. Interest in lower carbon energy infrastructure ...

ACCR files additional claims in Santos lawsuit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... Hartford-Davis and Jerome Entwisle. ACCR has now filed to expand its case to include alleged greenwashing in Santos' 2020 Investor Day Briefing and 2021 Climate Change Report, following additional information produced by Santos in the litigation ...