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The value of knowing what you own

MARY JANE MCQUILLEN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
If 2020 was a year of reaction, ushering some of the biggest changes to daily life in recent memory, 2021 brought what could be called a year of reflection and reassessment. Many questions were social: vaccines were distributed, but where would they ...

Draft Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Investors are also assessing biodiversity risks and impacts and how the TNFD can be used to assist in that process. Global fund manager sees the TNFD as an important initiative and hopes it can play a similar role with biodiversity as TCFD does with ...

UniSuper allocates to venture capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... for its sustainable investment options. UniSuper has secured a relationship with Uniseed, an early-stage commercialisation fund manager. Established in 2000 and now owned by the Universities of Melbourne, Queensland, Sydney, New South Wales and the CSIRO ...

Greenwashing key concern as Ethical Advisers Co-op passes $2bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... survey of at least 20 advisers, based on their experience of the market and their knowledge. In 2021, Leaf Ratings analysis of fund information was accessed more than 12,500 times, "reflecting an increased level of consumer awareness and concern about ...

Nanuk launches global sustainable equities ETP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Nanuk Asset Management has launched its first active exchange traded managed fund (ETMF). The ETMF, listed as NNUK on the ASX, is based on the Nanuk New World Fund, a global equities fund that invests in listed companies exposed to broad themes of environmental ...

CEFC reaches $10 billion landmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... of 2021, the CEFC made investments in hydrogen and waste recycling. Learmonth also pointed to the Clean Energy Innovation Fund, which added investment commitments of $30 million across 13 transactions. "We added four new companies to our cleantech portfolio ...

Apostle Funds Management launches people and planet fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Apostle Funds Management (AFM) has launched a diversified fund that will seek positive impact in social and environmental areas. The People and Planet Diversified Fund has attracted seed investment from Statewide Super, soon to merge with Hostplus. ...

BlueScope steels itself for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
When BlueScope Steel announced last year it had set a 2050 net zero target, it was the beginning of a process to embed a decarbonisation strategy in a company in one of the hardest to abate industrial sectors. The commitment to reach net zero on scope ...

Conscious Investment Management adopts Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Specialist impact investment fund manager Conscious Investment Management (CIM) has launched its first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). The Reflect RAP is intended to guide the firm's "commitment to collaborating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Podcast: What is authentic ESG integration?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... what integration of environmental, social and governance-related means for stock selection in investment portfolios, how fund managers can demonstrate that they're authentically using ESG information to manage risk and enhance return. We speak with ...