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Investments at risk: Finance "out of step" with climate science

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... even in a "worst case scenario" involving a 4.3°C increase in global temperatures by 2100 "the overall risk to our portfolio is acceptable", the report found. Most financial market participants accept figures from the FSB, NGFS, and consulting firms ...

Finding opportunities in the energy transition: IML

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... authored a paper looking at the opportunities in investing to take advantage of the global transition thematic. IML portfolio manager and head of ESG Tim Wood noted that there are very limited opportunities to invest directly in some of the technology ...

La Trobe Uni issues $175m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... through this initiative. "Investors in our green bond will have the opportunity to be part of a sustainable investment portfolio that aligns with their own environmental and social values," Smith said. "Furthermore, the green bond offering demonstrates ...

Using ChatGPT to assess climate targets: Acadian

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... forward-looking information. It also allows Acadian to assess more data in less time, explained Acadian senior vice president, ESG portfolio manager Matthew Picone. "It takes 80 minutes to read a sustainability report on average," Picone said. "That ...

AustralianSuper grows global team with numerous hires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
AustralianSuper has bolstered its team with senior appointments in the UK, recruiting talent from J.P. Morgan, BNP Paribas, and Macquarie Group. AustralianSuper appointed John Normand as head of investment strategy for Europe; Sujay Shah has taken on ...

Asset managers failing on 2050 goals: InfluenceMap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... dropping considerably in 2022. InfluenceMap scored the world's 45 largest asset management companies based on equity portfolio analysis, stewardship of investee companies, and sustainable finance policy engagement. The study, 2023 Asset Managers and ...

IFM Investors certified by Climate Active

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Investors has previously worked with Climate Active when seeking a carbon neutral certification for their private equity portfolio in 2021. "We really appreciated the rigour behind the certification process and the rigour behind analysing how you contribute ...

NGS tracking ahead on 2030 net zero pledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
NGS Super is making faster-than-expected progress towards its goal of achieving a carbon neutral portfolio by 2030. Measurement of carbon intensity in the NGS Diversified MySuper portfolio fell by nearly 20% between 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2022, around ...

Challenging market weakens ESG-focused fund flows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand sustainable funds saw record outflows of US$1.7 billion against a backdrop of global outflows. Inflation, interest rates and recession fears are weakening flows into global sustainable funds overall- which attracted $US18 ...

UniSuper invests with NorthStar Impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... education, health care, land and resource management, and renewable energy generation and storage. The NorthStar Impact portfolio will sit within UniSuper's Sustainable Balanced and Sustainable Growth investment options, which have a combined $12 billion ...