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IGCC CEO appointed to Greater Sydney Commission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Tourism and Western Sydney. It will continue to perform its statutory functions as required by the Greater Sydney Commission Act, such as providing independent advice to government and coordinating implementation of the Greater Sydney Region Plan. "Greater ...

Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Chief executive of Rio Tinto, Jean-Sebastien Jacques, will step down following pressure from investors and indigenous leaders over the destruction of the Juukan Gorge in May. Rio Tinto said the decision was made following the board review of the company's ...

Company secretaries weigh challenges, opportunities of virtual AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Planning and running a virtual AGM is a dramatically different experience from running a live event, and company preparing for forthcoming virtual and hybrid AGMs in the next few months should draw on the experience of those companies who went through ...

Australian passive sustainable funds grow to $3.6 billion: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Australian passive sustainable funds stand at $3.6 billion, but launches of passive sustainable funds have slowed after a peak in 2018, according to research from Morningstar. Morningstar tracked the growth of sustainable passive funds, that as of June ...

Australian Ethical sees further growth for ethical funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment is at the "early stage" of benefiting from the growth in demand for ethical products, and expects further growth even as the company recently announced record profits for the 2020 financial year. Australian Ethical reported ...

CEFC backs project to bring Tesla Powerwall to SA social housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia's VPP (SA VPP), which will bring together a centrally controlled group of solar-powered, battery-backed homes to act as a single "power plant", with the ability to send excess lower cost renewable energy to the grid. Housing SA tenants who ...

NZ Super appoints Rosemary Vilgan to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
The Guardians of NZ Superannuation has appointed Rosemary Vilgan to a five year board term that commences 1 October. "The NZ Super Fund is projected to reach NZ$70 billion of assets under management within the next decade," said Catherine Savage, chair ...

Responsible investment AUM grows, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
The responsible investment market continues to grow, with assets under management (AUM) up 17% over the course of 2019 to $1.149 trillion, but disclosure of full fund holdings continues to lag, according to research from the Responsible Investment Association ...

U Ethical hires two to investments team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Ethical funds manager U Ethical has hired two women to its investments team. Desiree Lucchese has taken on the role of ethics and impact manager while Rachel O'Connor is the new portfolio manager for fixed income and cash products. "We're delighted ...

Brambles reports progress on 2020 sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Logistics company Brambles has identified key climate-related themes in its annual reporting - a low-carbon advantage, network resilience, and raw material supply security and continuity. Brambles recently announced underlying profit growth of US$795 ...