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First Sentier publishes Modern Slavery Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... teams in consumer discretionary - in particular retailers, apparel and technology; health care supplies, energy and construction; and the emerging markets debt team include "countries that are marked by conflict, have repressive regimes in place and ...

Ban on waste export presents risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
The government's announced ban on the export of recyclable waste and commitment to fund the construction and expansion of recycling facilities brings strategic risks and opportunities for companies and investors In Tuesday's budget speech, Treasurer ...

PRI recgonises leaders for climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... companies on the physical and transition side of their business model." The CVAR analysis is also used in portfolio construction, Bailey said. "We've begun to incorporate the analysis into proprietary ESG ratings for portfolios to construct portfolios ...

Ardea, UTS partnership to bring AI to fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... academic rigour to the research we will do. We are doing some research which will be incorporated into our portfolio construction process, but also research that we will make available for clients as well." From the UTS perspective, it satisfies the ...

Responsible investment AUM grows, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... comprehensive stewardship," O'Connor added. The responsible investment approaches that most influence the final construction of responsible investor portfolios is environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration, and corporate engagement and ...

Australia "woefully unprepared": Australian Climate Roundtable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... resilience financing options and, where appropriate, the application of national standards to build resilience (e.g. the construction code)." The group also prioritised integrating building resilience to the impacts of climate change with COVID-19 recovery ...

CEFC invests in Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... offers significant potential to provide clean energy as well as grid services. "This investment will also lead to the construction of new assets that make use of the latest in sustainable design and materials, potentially driving uptake of materials ...

Aurecon directors appointed to FIDIC Sustainable Development Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... committee will "advocate, guide and monitor best practice in sustainable development across the global engineering and construction industry, and will advise the FIDIC board on all aspects of sustainable development as part of the organisation's commitment ...

Carbon emissions need to peak "as soon as possible": AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions - energy use in industrial processes, transportation and manufacturing/construction, which grew by 174%, 71% and 55% respectively. "This means that the transformation of these sectors will also have ...

Aberdeen Standard Investments launches smaller companies fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... integrates environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) analysis into its investment process, including the construction of the smaller companies fund. "We've embedded this ESG process into all our strategies," said Brett Jollie, managing director ...