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Australians cite ethical investing as advice gap: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... switch their financial adviser for not providing advice on ethical/responsible investments, according to research from Investment Trends. Investment Trends has released the 2022 Financial Advice Report, looking at the changing advice needs of Australian ...

US Dept of Labor green-lights ESG integration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
US-based retirement plans can consider climate change and other ESG factors in their investment processes, according to a rule change by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The announcement comes as the Securities and Exchange Commission fines Goldman ...

RBA governor cites climate, energy transition in inflation puzzle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... reversal of globalisation, the emergence of trading blocs and a "step back" from closer integration. Barriers to trade and investment are likely to increase and that will "inevitably affect both growth in living standards and the pricing of goods and ...

Carbon markets, biodiversity on tap at COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... "This will take through to 2024 to finalise things, but we can't be running it too late," he said "We need to get the investment flowing into projects." Loss and damage facilities will be an important part of this second week of negotiations, Connor ...

Twiggy Forrest invests in Ukraine's post-war green future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Andrew and Nicola Forrest's investment firm has committed nearly $750 million to a fund dedicated to rebuilding post-war Ukraine's infrastructure with green and digital assets. Forrest and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the investment ...

Australian asset owners lead on ESG integration, net zero investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australian asset owners are twice as likely as global peers to target net zero investment, according to bfinance. The independent investment consultancy has released its biennial global asset owner survey, covering a broad range of investment topics ...

Cbus bolsters its ESG team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Pooja Shirangi has started a new job with Cbus Super as manager, responsible investment. Shirangi joins from Lakehouse Capital, where she was most recently portfolio manager and head of ESG. Before her five-year stint with Lakehouse, Shirangi worked ...

Nuveen, SGCH announce separate housing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... for Australia's quality tertiary education offering remains strong and this continues to validate Nuveen's long-term investment conviction on the Australian student accommodation sector," Taylor added. With the expansion of Festival Tower, there will ...

Seeking action at "implementation" COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Identify those abatement opportunities big and small and make sure you properly invested and planned for the resources and investment required to deliver on them." For JANA head of sustainability Rachel Halpern, one of the big outcomes could be whether ...

Strengthen governance to avoid investment greenwashing: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). Greenwashing concerns have brought additional risk to managing sustainable investment funds, says SSGA global head of ESG and sustainable investing Karen Wong. "In the ESG and climate space, we're finding quite ...