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Webinar: Do ESG portfolios outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
ESG funds are currently attracting $8 billion in new money each quarter, according to Plan for Life. Rainmaker Information's December 2021 Rainmaker Roundup report found that 11% of the Australian market is managed according to ESG strategies, with ...

Redpoint poaches PMs from ART

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... to expand its investment capabilities. "The aspiration of achieving higher standards of governance and stewardship for investor capital is in everyone's best interests," McIntyre said. ""The appetite for impact investing is set to increase over the next ...

Calls to strengthen Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Australia's Modern Slavery Act is under review for impact and effectiveness, and investors have a role to play in both potentially strengthening the statutory obligations as well as impacting on an issue that is getting worse globally. A panel of experts ...

Biodiversity risk goes to heart of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Biodiversity is a quickly emerging risk and opportunity for investors and companies, but addressing the materiality of ecosystem and dependencies is complex and goes to the heart of finance, according to a panel of experts. There is a clear drive to ...

New gas projects at risk under strong climate action: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... companies implement policies in accordance with 1.5°C, Paris-aligned climate scenarios, according to research by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). IGCC's new report, hanging Pathways for Australian Gas: A 1.5°C scenario analysis of new ...

Australian Ethical names heavyweights to investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... be joining Australia's leading ethical manager to assist them in their ambition of becoming a substantial multi-asset investor," Henaghan said. Sandra McCullagh is a current non-executive director (NED) of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) ...

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. ...

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 ...

ISSB launches draft sustainability disclosure standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... standards that are used throughout the world. When ISSB was announced, the IFRS Foundation also announced that two leading investor-focused sustainability disclosure organisations will consolidate into the IFRS Board - the Climate Disclosure Standards ...