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RIAA adviser guide aims at education in ESG space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... to make sure that a client's needs are met." Williams also highlighted the concern that many advisers have that available fund options align with clients' values, and have adequate disclosure and transparency such that clients are not surprised by investments ...

Regulator appoints first head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has hired Graham Sinden as head of climate risk. Sinden is APRA's first head of climate risk and started in the role on Monday 15 October, according to an APRA spokesperson. He comes to APRA from ...

Zenith creates ESG framework for fund classification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... a current Zenith investment grade rating receive a responsible investment classification, noting that classifications are fund-specific. The five tiers are: traditional, which seeks to achieve a stated investment outcome "with little to no regard for ...

ESG in fixed income more than green bonds: Daintree

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... world would like." Green bonds and other affiliated categories like sustainability bonds also present challenges for the fund manager. "When it comes to ESG bonds in the market, there is continuing to be that supply/demand imbalance," Dunn said. "If ...

Vanguard expands Ethically Conscious product range

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Vanguard Australia has launched an Australian shares environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund and exchange traded fund (ETF), expanding its Ethically Conscious range. The Vanguard Ethically Conscious Australian Shares Fund and ETF (ASX:VETH) ...

Investors, assemble: Climate League launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
A group of 16 institutional investors with more than $850 billion collective Australian assets under management have launched a 10-year initiative to drive greenhouse gas emissions down by 2030. The Climate League 2030 will see participants "support ...

Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Zealand's power utility Contact Energy, in August 2017 followed by Macquarie Group in mid-2018 and Investa Commercial Property Fund (ICPF) in early 2019. The report notes that other green loans have followed involving major banks, property and clean ...

Retail sustainable investments grow by 21%: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Morningstar recently released a report, Sustainable Investing Landscape for Australian Investors, which found that sustainable fund launches have increased materially over the past three years. Although still a small percentage of the total launches ...

MackeyRMS launches ESG Scorecards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... repeatable, and auditable workflows to ensure holdings within investment portfolios meet the unique ESG criteria established by the fund manager." Investment teams can use the product to grade securities and funds selected for inclusion in investment ...

Fund manager creates, hires for ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability manager. Alphinity has appointed Jessica Cairns to the newly-created role, which is a move designed to support the fund manager's efforts to more deeply integrate ESG-related matters across its domestic and global equities funds, including ...