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Australian asset owners lead on ESG integration, net zero investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australian asset owners are twice as likely as global peers to target net zero investment, according to bfinance. The independent investment consultancy has released its biennial global asset owner survey, covering a broad range of investment topics ...

Cbus bolsters its ESG team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... investment, research analyst bolstering our focus on responsible investment. The new hires have helped the superannuation fund increase private and public market and social research experience respectively.

Nuveen, SGCH announce separate housing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Adelaide will see a new student accommodation housing project via Nuveen Real Estate while SGCH's affordable housing project with Lighthouse Infrastructure will expand in Western Sydney. Nuveen Real Estate will partner with Flinders University on The ...

Strengthen governance to avoid investment greenwashing: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... said. "That's a fundamental issue we face in the industry. When there's not enough detailed guidance on disclosure, fund labels might be misunderstood." The solution for SSGA is to strengthen internal governance structures and seek internal consistency. ...

Experts weigh net zero risks, opportunities of Origin Energy bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... conflict with Australia's legislated net zero target. Brookfield's investment would be led by the Brookfield Global Transition Fund, which is dedicated to the energy transition, alongside institutional partners. Brookfield's plan for Energy Markets includes ...

IFM hires ESG exec from Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... large part due to the significant growth trajectory that the team and the broader firm is on. "As a highly regarded global fund manager, I'm excited to have the opportunity to contribute to IFM's sustainable investment policies and initiatives ...

Cbus adopts EU climate reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... to meet their 2030 target of reducing emissions by 45%, while changing is reporting for portfolio emissions that sees the fund's reported emissions reductions restated to reflect real-world outcomes. The fund will focus on "real world" reductions to ...

Podcast: Investing in Better Futures with Emilie O'Neill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
In this week's episode we speak with Emilie O'Neill, co-head of ESG at fund manager Perennial Better Futures. O'Neill talks about what drives her as an analyst and how she looks at decarbonization, diversity and other key ESG issues and how they impact ...

Regulatory roundup on key sustainability developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
A range of ESG-related regulatory actions have come up for discussion in the last week, including a commitment by the assistant treasurer to establish national standards for a green taxonomy, APRA flagging that their climate vulnerability assessment ...

ASIC greenwashing investigations continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
ASIC chair Joe Longo said the market regulator is currently investigating listed companies, super funds, and managed funds for potential greenwashing. "Only last week we issued our first greenwashing penalty, and we're currently investigating a number ...