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Mercer hires three consultants to responsible investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
Mercer has hired Timothy Stamp to the Australian Responsible Investment team, one of three hires to the global responsible investment team. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer Stamp will join Mercer's Sydney office ...

Climate Disclosure Standards Board issues TCFD aligned framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... impacts to the TCFDD recommendations and supporting recommended disclosures. CDSB said there is also additional guidance on risk management, "as well as a recommendation for companies to consider how resilient their strategies are to material environment ...

Government finds no legislative barriers to implementing TCFD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... Barker, special counsel, Minter Ellison Lawyers Last year, the Senate Standing Committee on Economies issued its report, Carbon risk: a burning issue, which recommended "that government commit to implementing the recommendations of the Financial Stability ...

Man Group analyses tobacco considerations in investment strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... long time on this topic," Mitchell said. "We're trying to frame the case for tobacco free portfolios around the regulatory risk from a financial investment risk perspective. In the longer term, it's around branding and write-down of goodwill. What we're ...

Protecting impact from Greenwash - Duncan Paterson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... Report is pleased to run this comment piece from CAER. By Duncan Paterson Impact investment is taking off - but is there a risk that its benefits might be diluted as everyone tries to get on the bandwagon? Investors we have worked with over the last ...

New Forests given award for portfolio of carbon offset projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... projects. New Forests also acquires and manages US forests with high carbon value for institutional investors, targeting higher risk-adjusted returns relative to traditional timberland investments, the company noted. "Our team is proud to be recognized ...

Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... studies by Oxford University and the OECD that estimate "up to 47% of jobs in the US and 35% in the UK could potentially be at risk by the early 2030s." There is a risk and an opportunity in those estimates - there will be jobs created that are not currently ...

Financial Services industry has key role to play in financing the SDGs: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... financial services industry has the ability to bridge the funding gap by redistributing funds, and should do so to mitigate the risk in allocating funds to outmoded economic models, whilst capturing the opportunities present in the SDGs, said Matthew ...

Ruling against Heinz shows risks in public shift towards health foods

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... suggested the high sugar products were nutritious and healthy is a reminder that public focus on what is healthy is both a risk and an opportunity, according to investment analysts. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil The Federal Court dismissed one of the ...

Green Bond Pledge launched to increase use of green bond finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... and private sector bonds financing long-term infrastructure and capital projects need to address and incorporate climate risk and impacts," the Climate Bonds Initiative said. "Recognition of climate risks must transition to adoption of climate realities ...