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Stakeholders mull impact of Rio Tinto report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... consulted but the act in question may still occur without their consent." There has been a deepening understanding of mitigating risk and enhancing benefits through engaging with and gaining the consent of local groups regarding development activity ...

Green loans to finance light rail, battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Two new green loans totalling $400 million have been put in place to support light rail and a battery energy storage system. Canberra's light rail network has refinanced a $280 million debt facility, with Canberra Metro assisted by financial advisors ...

Robeco launches SDG-linked credit income fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... well. There is some evidence to suggest that eliminating companies for negatively impacting on the SDG targets can reduce risk in the overall portfolio, Keller said. "The first SDG strategy that we launched was two and a half years ago, so we do have ...

Long short strategies used in environmental equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... creates what Lees labels a "green stub": isolating the green change in a business model, while mitigating sector and factor risk. In these pair trades, longs are likely to derive more of their revenues, capital spending or EBITDA from environmental solutions ...

DWS to use advisory board to accelerate ESG activity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... for example the climate transition risks are," Kuijpers said. Our responsible investment committee will review high climate risk companies in our portfolios, and decide whether we should divest such company investments. Our preferred way of dealing with ...

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 ...