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CFSGAM to divest from tobacco products across portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM)/First State Investments is now excluding manufacturers of cigarettes and tobacco products from its portfolios. "There is no shortage of credible evidence of the wide-reaching harm caused by the tobacco ...

First State Super signs Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
First State Super has become a signatory to the Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The Code was developed by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and "provides principles and guidance to promote higher ...

Rise of automation to drive emergence of "super jobs": Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
The rise of automation in recent years is driving the vast majority of Australian businesses to hire people with different skills, with the use of robotics and artificial intelligence set to increase or increase significantly over the next three years ...

Majority of Asia-Pacific investors expect to integrate ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
The majority of investors in the Asia Pacific region are aligning their ESG investment framework with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new BNP Paribas survey. Madhu Gayer, investment analytics and sustainability manager, BNP Paribas ...

Australian government awards $1.23m to Impact Investment Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has awarded AU$1.23 million to Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) - a global organization driving impact investing - to develop the ecosystem for gender lens investing in Asia. ...

Climate risk necessitates short and long term stress testing: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... according to Mercer's Investing in a Time of Climate Change: The Sequel 2019 report. "The research shows that investors need to act now in response to the long term threat of climate change," said Helga Birgden global leader of Mercer's responsible investment ...

Global responsible investment assets top US$30 trillion: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
Global responsible investment assets reached US$30.7 trillion at as of the beginning of 2018, a 34% increase over 2016, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA). Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO GSIA has released its Global Sustainable ...

AASB, AuASB statement raises stakes on disclosure of climate-related risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... said. "The only thing that is certain is the statutory obligation to be presenting a true and fair view under the Corporations Act," she said. "That is inherently going to be company specific. Despite the fact that the TCFD is not in and of itself expressly ...

BNP Paribas Asset Management launches global sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched a firm-wide global sustainability strategy, with objectives and commitments on key sustainability themes. Jane Ambachtsheer, global head of sustainability at BNP Paribas Asset Management BNP Paribas Asset Management ...

Constructing an impact portfolio as stand-alone strategy: Nuveen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
Impact investing is a stand-alone strategy to develop portfolio construction towards achieving particular environmental and social outcomes and outputs, according to Nuveen Private Markets. Rekha Unnithan, the lead impact portfolio manager for Nuveen ...