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Fossil fuel funding down 20pc: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... $1.7bn last year while National Australia Bank provided $16.7bn since 2016 and $1.6bn last year. The report's underlying data was compiled by Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Sierra Club ...

ESG demand still high for advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... preferences, many people across the political spectrum want to preserve the environment and care about human rights. According to data from the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), 88% of Australians expect that their banking and ...

Unclear rules pose investment risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week proposed new guidelines forcing heavy-emitters to provide robust short and long-term data on emissions - and emissions abatement - in planning approvals. The rules will apply to all new projects, or significant ...

The rising role and risks of generative AI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Advisers (SIAA) conference, he explained that generative AI uses complex transformer models to process vast amounts of diverse data. While these models are refined with human feedback to create convincing outputs, they're not inherently designed ...

Budget 2024: Regulators given boost to combat misconduct, cybersecurity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... ongoing for Treasury, ASIC and APRA to deliver the sustainable finance framework, including issuing green bonds, improving data and engaging in the development of international regulatory regimes related to sustainable finance. A further $500,000 will ...

Stewardship resources should double

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... as a percentage of total investment management costs. This includes expenditure on internal staff, third party providers, data, subscriptions, memberships and reporting costs. These are the findings of a new research report from the Thinking Ahead Institute ...

Fund selection risk a material issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... difference can reach as high as 22.5% for returns adjusted for market exposures, and 25.3% for industry-adjusted returns. The data is the latest release from Scientific Beta, the global index solutions provider that focuses on smart factor, ESG and climate. ...

Member accuses UniSuper of greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... of the investments in Transurban Group due to an ongoing system outage at the fund, however Portfolio Holdings Disclosure data from December 2023 shows about 1.81% of the Sustainable Balanced portfolio is in Transurban Group, while 1.38% of the Sustainable ...

RIAA: Fund flows, greenwashing, AI and disability inclusion

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... scheduled programming for a bonus episode to debrief on the conference and break down the key takeaways - including fund flows, data, AI, greenwashing, nature, and DEI - for those who weren't able to make it (or those who want a recap). To discuss ...

AXA IM releases engagement data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Climate and corporate governance were the biggest areas of focus for the leading global asset manager, which ramped up its engagement activities by 14% on the previous year. AXA Investment Managers, with €844 billion AUM, made 681 engagements with ...