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Investors back modern slavery compensation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... can to eliminate [modern slavery] from our society," Rishworth said. "Australian investors see modern slavery as an investment risk," RIAA head of policy and advocacy Nayanisha Samarakoon told FS Sustainability. "A business model that relies on underpaid ...

ESG skills in hot demand in risk, compliance hiring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... driving fund retirement support, ASIC and ACCC's focus on greenwashing, and APRA's updates to SPS and CPS 230 and 530 - Investment Governance Regulations. In SPS 530, APRA states that super fund trustees must demonstrate "how risk considerations connected ...

Rest increases impact investment with Cibus fund allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... practices and companies. Rest has allocated capital to Cibus Fund II, which "focuses on delivering strong returns through investment opportunities related to the food value chain." The investment comes out of the super fund's impact investment and ...

Grok Ventures appoints new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... investments. Grok has named global funds management executive Tan Kueh as CEO, while Jeremy Kwong-Law will remain as chief investment officer. Kueh has more than 20 years' experience in asset management, wealth management and investment banking, at one ...

SIX launches share platform for investors, activists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
A former co-founder of Future Super has launched Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX), a share trading platform that combines activism and investing. SIX is co-founded by Adam Verwey, a former co-founder of Future Super, and Sophie Hall, an experienced ...

Brookfield reaches first close on second transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... a UK onshore renewables developer and a solar development partnership in India, with a "robust" pipeline of further investment opportunities. The Fund is the successor of the inaugural Brookfield Global Transition Fund (BGTF I) which closed with $15 ...

ASX companies boosting ESG staff, oversight: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... opportunities for their business, while 83% say managing ESG and sustainability issues means additional costs. "We've seen an investment in staff, increasing senior or board level accountability, more KPIs introduced, and we've seen more interest in ...

Green bond investors left in the dark

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... environmentally beneficial projects, also suffer from a scarcity of post-issuance reporting data. According to Insight Investment, the absence of a uniform approach results in vastly different carbon emissions data depending on which methodology is used ...

NAB negotiates green loan with US-based renewables developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank was one of four parties serving as joint lead arrangers on a deal that saw a US-based renewable energy developer increase its revolving credit facility as a green loan. Houston-based Swift Current Energy upped its US$225 million ...

Aussie investors prepare for new EU rules

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... (CSDDD), which will require companies to consider the social and environmental impact of their operations. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) said EU legislative changes pose a challenge for Australian companies and investors alike ...