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HESTA CEO joins corporate governance board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and is on the Board of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Blakey is also a Workplace Gender Equality Agency Pay Equity Ambassador.

IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... its Australian infrastructure portfolio in the 2018/2019 financial year. FM Investors' infrastructure assets in Australia are Ausgrid, Melbourne Airport, Brisbane Airport, NSW Ports (Botany and Kembla), the Port of Brisbane, Southern Cross Station ...

Merlon Capital hires sustainability manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... working at TransGrid, she held roles at Deloitte Access Economics, the Australian Tax Office and the Reserve Bank of Australia. She holds a B. Applied Finance / B. Economics from Macquarie University and was a Macquarie University Merit Scholar. El-Khoury's ...

Asset consultants keep gates closed on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... for the entire industry and also for DWS." DWS does offer funds into the Australian market and asset consultants in Australia examine fund managers for their ESG credentials, processes, and decision-making before recommending those funds to clients seeking ...

Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... executive officer and head of cropping and diversified agriculture Adrian Goonan noted that the agriculture sector is Australia's fastest growing sector and represents 4% of Australia's GDP at $67 billion. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Using the SDGs to develop sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework of targets that investors can use to implement sustainable investment outcomes. There is "deep momentum" to making investments towards companies and assets that support the ...

HSBC Australia to explore mangrove bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
HSBC Australia has launched a new project to develop for a mangrove bond that can be used to protect and restore vital natural habitats. HSBC has partnered with London-based Earth Security have to develop a blueprint for measuring the environmental ...

Venture capital takes on impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... a second VC firm announces a responsible investment policy. Giant Leap, which pioneered the first impact VC fund in Australia in 2018, has announced the close of Giant Leap Fund II. Giant Leap Fund II reached its first close having raised $15 million ...

NAB launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
NAB will offer sustainability-linked derivatives in Australia, building on products developed in the UK and Europe. The new sustainability-linked derivatives (SLDs) include swaps, cross currency swaps, interest rate and executed alongside sustainability ...

Advisers integrating positive impact into investment choices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... report integrating positive social and environmental impact integration into investment choices to meet growing demand in Australia and around the world. According to bfinance's Wealth Manager Investment Survey, globally, 80% of wealth managers now ...