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Risk management to grow in importance: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
More than three quarters of risk professionals expect that the risk management will become more important over the next five years, but nearly half say their team does not have the resources to do the job effectively, according to research from the ...

Super fund shuffles team, investment chief steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... of moves at a retail super fund, including the resignation of its chief investment officer and the appointment of a chief risk officer. Future Super, the super fund focused on climate change action with almost $1 billion in funds under management, has ...

Regnan launches global equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Responsible investing pioneer Regnan has launched a global public equity impact fund that selects companies that contribute to achieving the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Regnan Global Equity Impact Solutions Fund invests ...

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... friction in acceptance and adoption and greater buy in than those imposed by regulatory bodies. However, there is also the risk that in the absence of regulatory tailwinds and oversight, that the response is uneven, creating a disparity between those ...

Best ESG super products recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Of all workplace superannuation providers in Rainmaker Information's analysis, Aware Super achieved a top-10 ranking for risk-adjusted performance more than any other fund in the 12 months to 30 June 2020. The full list of Best of the Best winners is ...

Assessing climate research as part of fund manager performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... are more backward looking or based on carbon intensity measurements, versus, say, forward looking measurements of carbon risk, whether that be looking at corporate strategy from a company by company level, or an asset class by asset class level." When ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... green loans, and in those areas, yes, environmental information absolutely impacts," he said. "Do we consider environmental risk and transition risk to a zero carbon environment when we're considering commercial finance more broadly? The answer is ...

ESG funds continue strong performance: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... The benchmark was 0.6% Further, research from Rainmaker Information shows that that the top performing balanced funds on a risk-adjusted basis were either ESG funds or their home fund were ESG signatories. Rainmaker has developed the RMetrics assessment ...

Aviva Investors launches climate transition equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... information to CDP is then integrated into Aviva's equity research process and also evaluated against the firms' transition risk framework. The portfolio currently consists of 41 companies, he added. "Around 34% of the companies are in the industrials ...

Global fund manager joins Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... opportunities around climate change. And, we have asked our portfolio companies to report on how they are managing climate change risk using the guidelines promulgated by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)." A total of 167 ...