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UBS hires ESG specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... joins the investment banker from the Commonwealth Bank where she was director of sustainable finance. Before that, she spent six years at AMP Capital as a sustainable investment analyst examining the investment implications of ESG issues and sustainability ...

Call to catalyse Australia's green hydrogen industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... According to PwC Australia's analysis, there are more than 40 roles needed to support the Australian hydrogen economy, across six 'occupational clusters': engineers, technicians and tradespersons, safety and quality control, specialists ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... GDP. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced the fuel excise will be cut in half, from 44 cents a litre to 22 cents a litre, for six months, with the government hopeful global oil prices will stabilise after that. There will also be a $12 billion road spend ...

Nanuk launches global sustainable equities ETP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... exposed to broad themes of environmental sustainability and resource efficiency. "We established the Nanuk New World Fund over six years ago with access for investors only available via a conventional unlisted unit trust but are excited to announce that ...

CEFC reaches $10 billion landmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... from the private sector. This capital is available for reinvestment. The lifetime investment milestone came after a strong six months to December 2021, which saw the CEFC make almost $1 billion in new investment commitments across 20 transactions, despite ...

Dire IPCC climate report should catalyse investor, business action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
The dire warnings in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report should catalyse investors and companies to adjust targets and plans, according to industry groups. The IPCC's special report Global Warming of 1.5°C released this ...

APRA to survey all regulated entities on climate vulnerability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... and non-bank lenders will receive the survey, which is expected to go out before the end of the week. Participants will have six weeks to fill out the survey. "In addition to providing insights into the management of financial risks arising from climate ...

Australian Ethical sees net inflows surge upward

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... of the end of the first half of the financial year. Half hear operating revenue rose 38% to $35.2 million, compared to the six months ended 31 December 2020, while underlying profit after tax (UPAT) was up 12% to $5.4 million. Australian Ethical attributed ...

Responsible investment funds surge past $100 billion: Plan For Life

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... consistently over the past 3 years and total responsible funds have not experienced negative quarterly net flows over the past six years. Twelve new responsible investment funds were launched during the September 2021 quarter, taking total coverage in ...

Using ESG signals part of shorting strategy: Plato Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... data providers and were continuously scouring those data providers to capture new risk factors," Allen said. "If there are six or more red flags for a stock, those companies tend to underperform very significantly, and you don't want to be long those ...