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Australia to join climate resilience investment initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian government will join the international Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI) and will refresh the National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy. The CCRI is a finance sector-led initiative of more than 75 institutional ...

Biden inauguration brings climate challenge for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... our most significant trading partners, the trend in 2021 is towards deep decarbonisation and climate ambition." The Australian government's updated Nationally Determined Contribution to cutting carbon emissions under the Paris Agreement has drawn ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... continue to be issues of engagement with companies as well as action around AGMs. Q&A with Randal Jenneke, Head of Australian Equities at T. Rowe Price Q: How do you assess issues such as board composition and board renewal through the lens of voting ...

Integrating impact investing in listed equity portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... markets can create additional positive outcomes towards aims such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Australian market for impact investing has nearly tripled over the past two years, from $5.7 billion to $19.9 billion, according to a recent ...

ESG funds show strong risk-adjusted returns: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... ten list for best risk-adjusted returns in numerous categories, including MySuper, Growth, Balanced, Capital Stable, Australian Equities, International Equities and Property. For example, in the Balanced category, Future Super and Australian Ethical ...

Australian Ethical tops $5 billion in assets under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has surpassed $5 billion in funds under management, a growth figure that sets the company up to push further into existing markets and develop its relationships in the advisory space. Australian Ethical's funds under ...

Australia's Paris Agreement carbon commitments criticised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian government's updated Nationally Determined Contribution to cutting carbon emissions under the Paris Agreement has drawn criticism for remaining substantially unchanged from its earlier commitments. Australia submitted its updated commitments ...

Future Super to reduce fees on fund options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Superannuation fund Future Super will ring in the new year by reducing fees on all its investment options. From January 2021, Future Super will cut the admin fee on its Future Super Balanced Impact and Future Super Renewables Plus to 0.554% with the ...

The articles you read in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... purpose (18%), PGIM said. Investors urge companies to broaden view of modern slavery risks 13 November) A coalition of Australian fund managers and super funds have written the 100 largest companies in Australia, encouraging them to examine broad supply ...

T. Rowe Price joins Responsible Investment Association Australasia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... that builds an environmental social and ethical profile of more than 14,000 corporate entities globally including in Australian and New Zealand. "We are really pleased to welcome T. Rowe Price as a RIAA member, further signaling the firm's commitment ...