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War, vice and climate: assessing investors ethical stands

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... stocks based on various ESG criteria. The portfolios are actively managed and based on blue chip international and Australian socks, cash and government bonds. Approximately two thirds of the wealth manager's clientele apply some form of screening ...

Post-COVID economic recovery "once in a generation opportunity"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... climate change, and how can we address a whole range of other things that Australians value." The report calls on the Australian government to set a net zero target by 2050, noting that doing so would result in $63 billion in new investment opportunities ...

CBRE hires APAC ESG research lead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... research team and lead ESG research for the Asia Pacific region. Chopra will join CBRE in July. He is currently head of Australian research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. "We continually strive to exceed our clients' expectations and for market differentiation," ...

FTSE Russell hires Jo Saleeba to head sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... commercial strategy for the Pacific region for the last seven years. Prior to S&P Global, Orro spent almost 10 years in the Australian financial services industry in institutional banking and wealth management. "Martin and Jo add significant financial ...

APRA to conduct climate vulnerability assessment on banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... frameworks. Without this linkage, climate-related financial risk cannot be effectively considered nor managed by the Australian financial sector." Once the pilot CVA is concluded, APRA will "give some thought" to how it can be expanded to other parts ...

Trustees squeezed by competing climate risk pressures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... engagement, to proxy advisers," Edwards said during a presentation at Actuaries Institute annual summit. "Most of the Australian industry super funds, pretty much all of us use a group called ACSI, and ACSI under josh Frydenberg's legislation wouldn't ...

ARENA commits more than $100 million to clean hydrogen projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has approved more than $100 million towards three commercial-scale renewable hydrogen projects. ARENA will provide up to $42.5 to Engie Renewables Australia Pty Ltd (Engie)'s 10 MW electrolyser project ...

Australian Retailers Association appoints director of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has strengthened its focus on sustainability with the appointment of Jason Robertson to the newly created role of director, sustainability and impact. Robertson will lead the development of a sector wide sustainability ...

AICD presses case for stakeholder role in governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... when decisions are disconnected from stakeholder interests, according to a new guide to stakeholder engagement by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Because directors have a duty to act in the best interest of the corporation and have ...

Steep rise in demand for ESG wealth management products: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... EY surveyed 2,500 wealth management clients in 21 markets, including Australians, and found that a majority (76%) of Australian respondents have personal sustainability goals, yet 41% feel their wealth manager falls short in understanding their values. ...