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Building real asset future with climate in mind: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... because of climate change." AXA IM Real Assets manages €110 billion on behalf of institutional clients as well as AXA Insurance Companies. Prior to joining AXA IM in 2018, Travalos was regional development manager at Stockland Australia and national ...

PwC Australia appoints first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... has hired an industry veteran as its first chief sustainability officer. Janette O'Neill joins PwC Australia from QBE Insurance, where she has been group head of sustainability since 2017. In her new role, O'Neill will provide leading expertise to PwC ...

TCorp issues $1.5 billion sustainability bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Westpac. Interest in the bond far outstripped issuance, with TCorp seeing total bids of $2.952 billion. Asset managers and insurance made up 61% of allocation, with Australian investors comprising 71% of the total demand. The bond will fund a range of ...

Hejaz Financial Services make senior banking appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Hejaz Dealer Group network. Sahi has a background in law and finance as well as experience working in superannuation and insurance, wealth, sales and lending within the financial and insurance industries. She comes to Hejaz after most recently responsible ...

APRA releases guidance on climate change risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... want to make sure that those decisions are well-informed, and don't undermine the interests of bank depositors, insurance policyholders or superannuation member." Next year, APRA said it intends to undertake a survey to help gauge the alignment between ...

Best ESG super, investment products revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... manager. The magazine named 128 gold winners including credit cards, term deposits, bank accounts, loans, superannuation, insurance, managed funds, ETFs, online broking, as well as phone plans, broadband, cars and wine. The full list of Best of the Best ...

"War for talent": ESG professionals in high demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... placements were within funds management, with superannuation a strong second, as well as wealth management, asset consulting, insurance and trustee services. There was strong demand for professionals across investments, ESG/responsible investment, risk ...

Actuaries Institute challenges boards on skills gaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Board recruitment should recognise the special needs of banks and insurance companies, according to the paper, The Special Needs of Financial Services Boards. The paper is co-written by Barry Rafe, a former Actuaries Institute president, and Ian Laughlin ...

Islamic fund to expand into banking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... (AAOIFI). Under these rules, investment in the following business activities is not allowed: conventional banking and insurance, alcohol, pork and all non-Halal food items, gambling, tobacco, adult entertainment, conventional derivatives, weapons, and ...

Greenwashing a challenge to sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability. Australian investors were surveyed as part of the sample, with from corporate and public pension plans, insurance companies, private banks, endowments and foundations, collectively responsible for $26.8 trillion in assets. The research ...