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RIAA: Green bonds broaden investor appeal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... portfolios thanks to imminent EU laws. Sustainable investing decisions made locally are partly shaped by what's happening in Europe, particularly if the asset class is fixed income. Late last month, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ...

Sandon Capital to buy carbon farms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... legal and regulatory environment to make shareholder activism successful - following in the footsteps of the US, UK, and Europe, where shareholder activism is already common. CCI was founded by Andrew McBain, director and company secretary, and has a ...

Rest teams up with Fidelity to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Rest has announced it is further diversifying its industrial property and impact investment allocations by signing on as a cornerstone investor in Fidelity International's Fidelity Real Estate Logistics Climate Impact Fund (LOGICs). The LOGICs fund ...

Larry Fink letter urges pragmatism

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... "pioneers of decarbonisation". Despite anti-ESG backlash in the US, money is still pouring into decarbonisation, especially in Europe where energy security remains a top priority since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The US$1 trillion infrastructure sector ...

Fund managers "eagerly" await green Treasury bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... government. The bond will mature in June 2034. The institutions will lead an investor roadshow across Australia, the UK, Europe, and Asia. The four-week roadshow will commence 11 April 2024 leading up to an initial public offering. Eligibility criteria ...

Deutsche Bank links 33% of long-term bonuses to non-financial targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
One of the world's largest financial institutions now ties a whopping third of long-term bonuses to sustainability and social objectives for the first time, starting this year. The change was outlined in its latest non-financial report outlining progress ...

Super battle on impact investing and returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
A new campaign urges Australian super funds to finance ESG matters, as asset owners push back against such member demands. The #5by25 campaign hopes to bolster institutional capital and raise public and private investment in projects that deliver measurable ...

Execs sceptical of 2050 net zero goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... decrease in optimism. Transition-oriented growth businesses include renewables, hydrogen, bio-based products, and lithium. In Europe and North America, roughly a third (30% and 29% respectively) were optimistic, while fewer were pessimistic (27% and ...

Firms wrestle with ESG data challenges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... (18%). "While quality and comparability remain a global challenge, data management is coming into sharp focus for firms in Europe. If firms cannot organise their ESG data, they cannot effectively make decisions using that information," said Nadia Humphreys ...

Upward trends continue despite ESG backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... focus on a topic such as growth, value or ESG investment. Outside of the US, sustainable finance regulation is booming. In Europe, the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) framework has been effective at providing transparency to the market ...