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Labor election pledge on YFYS performance test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Stephen Jones said that elected, a Labor government would review the Your Future Your Super (YFYS) performance test because of "unintended and negative consequences" ...

Igneo sets 2023 climate targets for infrastructure companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Infrastructure manager Igneo Infrastructure Partners has set a 2023 deadline for all portfolio companies to develop net zero roadmaps with short- and medium-term targets on progress. Igneo is First Sentier Investors' direct infrastructure business. ...

Net zero targets shift investments, narrative for funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Setting net zero targets in superannuation fund portfolios can be a way to frame investment activities for stakeholders including member and investee companies, as well as protecting members' long-term retirement outcomes. Representatives from UniSuper ...

Building real asset future with climate in mind: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Understanding of climate change's impact on real estate and infrastructure assets has become more sophisticated, shifting from merely meeting regulatory standards to shaping future demand for real assets, according to AXA IM Real Assets. Considerations ...

Christian Super, Australian Ethical to explore merger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Christian Super has signed a memorandum of understanding with Australian Ethical for a potential merger, after having been directed by APRA to merge. Both parties will conduct due diligence prior to confirming merger details, which would see Christian ...

Janus Henderson launches net zero active ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Janus Henderson Investors has launched a net zero active ETF on the ASX. The Janus Henderson Net Zero Transition Resources Active ETF (JZRO) is the fund manager's third active ETF in Australia and seeks to provide exposure to a diversified portfolio ...

Call to catalyse Australia's green hydrogen industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Australia has all the building blocks to produce globally competitive, clean hydrogen for domestic and international markets, but there are critical success factors needed to catalyse the industry, according to PwC. PwC recently issued Getting H2 Right ...

"Alarming" lack of capex alignment to 1.5C goals: Climate Action100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
The most carbon intensive companies in the world are not explicitly aligning their future capex plans with long-term greenhouse gas emission targets, Climate Action 100+ has found. New assessments released today by Climate Action 100+ show some corporate ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
The 2022 federal budget has been labelled a "missed opportunity" or a "massive missed opportunity" on areas including climate and sustainable development. As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, the 2022 Federal Budget delivered a cash ...

Draft Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Sustainability reporting experts and climate specialists welcomed the release of the draft Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) but said more needs to be done on the language and metrics. The TNFD beta framework tackles the risk ...