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Charter Hall hires group head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... investors and create a positive impact for clients, employees and the wider community." Charter Hall is one of 36 asset owners and fund managers recognised last year for their leadership in climate reporting on the Principles for Responsible Investment ...

Infrastructure manager joins Principles for Responsible Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... base, and the wider community." The UN-supported PRI is recognised as the leading global network of fund managers, asset owners and service providers working together to put responsible investment into practice. The principles aim to provide a framework ...

First Sentier launches unit for sustainability research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... and the potential effect on human health. "We believe that quality, academic research is the foundation on which asset owners and investors can develop practical strategies that contribute to better outcomes for the environment and society," First Sentier ...

Trustees squeezed by competing climate risk pressures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... believe the potential regulatory options outlined in the public consultation are a solution in search of a problem. "Asset owners and other institutional investors should have the fundamental right to choose proxy advisers, use independent research and ...

Responsible investors called to action on First Nations Peoples

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... law. Rio Tinto has faced significant backlash for the destruction at Juukan Gorge, with institutional investors and asset owners around the world condemning the incident and calling for change. However, Muir points out that the event at Juukan Gorge ...

Using total portfolio management to gain China, ESG exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... characteristics, for example investments in climate solutions, can be used to balance the overall sustainability profile. "[Asset owners] need a set of guiding principles to provide a consistent framework for identifying good practice across all asset ...

NZ climate disclosure legislation to affect Australian entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... increasingly important topic of engagement for investors in A2 Milk, with a spokesman for the A2 Milk Company noting that asset owners are instructing their fund managers to engage with companies, and that there has been a strong uptick in asset managers ...

State Street launches ESG service for securities lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... reaffirm their attention to socially-responsible yet prudent investing through a securities lending program." As asset owners continue to integrate ESG into their investment and operations processes, including those considerations into securities lending ...

Macquarie Asset Management joins net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... and resilient future." "The asset management industry plays an important role as an advisor, at the nexus between asset owners and corporations," said Larry Fink, chairman and chief executive officer, BlackRock. "Helping investors prepare their portfolios ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... absolute target of no carbon emissions. However, there is no legal or regulated definition for these concepts, and asset owners and fund managers have disclosed differing ways of reaching their goal. That's natural, given that superannuation funds ...