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ESG investing to skyrocket in APAC: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... financial firms will develop specific ESG solutions, which will further fuel the growth of the market," SNS Insider said. The global ESG investing market is forecast to hit US$130.9 trillion by 2032. The report analysed major players' ESG products provided ...

GCQ enters ETF market, expands sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... ASX as an active ETF providing investors with access to GCQ's concentrated portfolio of high-quality companies. GCQ Global Equities Complex ETF (GCQF) will start trading on 3 March 2025. The launch of the ETF follows the appointment of a former VGI ...

Boutique appoints distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
BFA Global Investors - the advisory firm of Jonathan Belz and Gavin Ezekowitz - has hired a distribution lead from Remara Investment Management. The duo welcomed Ben Dixon to the firm as a director of client portfolios. BFA Global - which connects high-net-worth ...

HESTA hunts for portfolio construction and risk specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... in London as executive director at CIBC overseeing the market risk management of all London trading desks as well as the global FX options desk. He held similar roles at the Bank of Scotland and ANZ although with the latter he also looked after credit ...

EV boom fuels lithium surge, but risks are significant

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... expansion of electric vehicle (EV) production, renewable energy storage, and consumer electronics. For instance, the IEA's Global EV Outlook projects EV sales will grow from a few million units annually to as many as 30 million units by 2030, a growth ...

BlackRock moves on natural capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... is looking to focus more on long-term financial resilience - including investment in natural capital assets. With 55% of global GDP (US$58 trillion) dependant on nature, BlackRock has acknowledged that a repricing event is on the horizon as asset prices ...

Green moves: PRI, BlackRock, Rewiring Australia, Future Generation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... designing and delivering the Monash University Net Zero Academy, and now raising corporate ambition through our local and global work on localising credible transition plans, I'm deeply proud of what the team has achieved in that time." Meanwhile ...

Vanguard ESG funds rake in highest inflows: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... respectively. Vanguard's ETP - Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares Index - took in $167 million. Betashares' Global Sustainability Leaders ETF had the highest negative net flows of $443 million. This product, however, remains the top ESG ...

HSBC adds 20 years to net zero ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... emissions target in its supply chain and operations by two decades as part of a wider shake-up of its ESG ambitions. The global bank announced last week that while it made good progress in reducing its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions and is on track to ...

Nature-related education initiatives scaled up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... need for upskilling on nature-related issues. At the same time, the PRI and others will work together to further educate global corporates. The TNFD has made Learning Lab and Trainer Portal available via its Knowledge Hub. The Learning Lab provides direct ...