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New Forests Asia fund reaches $120 million first close

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Investors in the first close include sovereign wealth, corporate, philanthropic and development finance capital from Australia, Europe, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and the United States. TAFF2 aims to capitalise on the long-term investment opportunities ...

Australians expect ethical investing: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Australasia (RIAA). RIAA has released From Values to Riches 2022: Charting consumer demand for responsible investing in Australia, which found that 72% said they are concerned with greenwashing and 74% considering moving to another provider if they found ...

Gender imbalance persists in ASX200

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Less than 10% of chief executive and chair positions in Australia's publicly listed companies are occupied by women, a new analysis of the ASX200 reveals. Women make up 9.5% of chair roles while just 6.5% serve as chief executives, new research ...

CBA highlights strong demand for ACCUs in push to expand carbon market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... must scale up in terms of supply while maintaining its reputation for high integrity, according to Commonwealth Bank of Australia. One of the challenges in Australia's carbon market is that there is a lack of ACCU supply to meet offsetting demand. CBA ...

Dire IPCC climate report should catalyse investor, business action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... mitigate these risks and take advantage of the opportunities, increased policy ambition is crucial by strengthening Australia's 2030 emission reduction targets and taking action to ensure an orderly, just and equitable transition." The report cites global ...

Hejaz Financial Services predicts $100m growth in 2022

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Australian Islamic financial services provider Hejaz Financial Services anticipates adding an additional $100 million in assets under management during 2022 across a range of financial products. "That growth is being driven by an number of factors ...

APRA to survey all regulated entities on climate vulnerability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is sending a voluntary climate vulnerability assessment (CVA) survey to all regulated entities to see how their practices align with APRA guidance on managing financial risks of climate change. While ...

Active Super turns to fixed income carbon on road to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Active Super's fixed income investments are the single largest contributor to its portfolio carbon emissions, with the $14 billion super fund using new calculations as the basis for its interim planning to meet their 2050 net zero target. Active ...

CEFC backs soil health technology platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... allow Downforce Technologies to take the next step in developing and commercialising its data-based technology, with Australia identified as the first market. Downforce Technologies' first product can measure soil organic carbon with "extremely high ...

NSW rail operator signs $1.8 billion green sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... metrics, with an Infrastructure Sustainability Council ('ISC') Operations Rating score as the cornerstone target. ISC is Australia's leading infrastructure sustainability body, and an Operations Rating will assist Reliance Rail to focus its sustainability ...