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Shareholders to say 'no' to gambling ads

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... month, the fintech start-up has a small but growing base of 300 trading accounts dedicated towards combining ethical investing with shareholder activism. At present, the platform only features 12 ASX-listed companies, which are the subject of their initial ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... previously told Reuters the fund is likely to invest about $1.16 billion into global timberland this year. Nest said investing in timberland should provide stable returns with a cash yield, a natural inflation hedge, and portfolio diversification. It ...

Podcast: Can the market solve climate change? Climate finance with Blair Palese

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... taxpayer dollars better spent elsewhere? Today, we discuss climate finance and the role of government in de-risking climate investing. And we ask the ultimate question: can the market solve climate change? To answer this, we are joined by Blair Palese ...

Systems thinking to drive alpha, tackle systemic threats

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainability measures, as well as systems-thinking strategies like whole-of-fund 'total portfolio approaches' (TPA), and '3D investing' (optimising risk, return and real-world impact) are pinned as key strategies. Currently, 35% of investment organisations ...

Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
ANZ bank, fund manager Nuveen and the Australian Department of Finance and Trade (DFAT) are part of a steering committee backing Indonesia's move to raise $1.5 billion in gender-based capital by next year. The agreement was struck at a roundtable meeting ...

Asset managers fast track portfolio targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Globally, the network is supported by the US$121 trn United Nations-supported network the Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI or UN PRI), disclosure system CDP, and sustainable finance advocate Ceres. Ceres CEO and president Mindy Lubber said the ...

NZ investors to buoy positive impact funds, fears greenwashing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... However, the market is not immune to latest revelations about funds or companies pretending to abide by responsible investing rules when they clearly don't. The survey found 51% of the respondents are concerned about greenwashing. "The greenwashing issue ...

UniSuper's environmental option returns -16%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... "which is not healthy" but "cannot last forever." As for geopolitical risks, Pearce said that in all his 30 years of investing, he's never been in a position where the world was totally at peace. "Is the world a riskier place now? That's quite ...

Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... government regulations and taxonomy guidance coming in." Global picture Hortense Bioy, Morningstar Sustainalytics sustainable investing research head, noted that after starting the year with outflows, money is now "trickling back" globally. In Europe ...

PEP rides ESG tailwinds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... annual returns (net of all fees) in past 24 months. PEP is a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI). The fund "has a number of investments which will benefit from ESG tailwinds. For example, businesses which are involved ...