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Retail investors integrating ESG into investment decisions: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... increasingly taking ESG considerations into account when making decisions to buy or sell investments, according to Investment Trends. Nearly half of investors report they take ESG into account in making decisions, according to the Investment Trends 2021 ...

Decarbonisation a key megatrend in private markets: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... expected to grow in 2022, with decarbonisation as a key megatrend along with digitalisation, and expectations of more investment in Asia, according to BlackRock. BlackRock released its 2022 private markets outlook, in which it outlined five key themes ...

Predictions for robust investment in green transition, sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Investment in the green energy transition will charge ahead in 2022 and beyond, with different implications for key commodities, countries, and sustainable finance. Barclays recently released a report, Mining the green transition, which assessed five ...

Pushing ahead on gender parity in investment: Future IM/Pact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
The twin trends of continued consolidation of superannuation fund and the growing internal investment teams at those funds presents an opportunity for the superannuation fund industry to collectively break down structural barriers to gender parity in ...

Rethinking ESG in emerging markets

ARIF JOSHI  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... analysis, providing a more in-depth view of the creditworthiness of borrowers. It also gives investors a stronger basis for investment decisions. Developing a rigorous ESG model is an ongoing journey, rather than a final destination. As investors in ...

2021 theme in review: human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... should become part of investors' decarbonisation strategies, according to Mercer. Mercer senior sustainability investment specialist Jillian Reid noted that investors need to "get much better at connecting the economic with the environmental and ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... environmental profit, the measurable benefit of a decision on the natural world, becoming a component of return on investment (ROI). "If organisations are looking at scenarios that they as an organisation think have some... meaningful potential reality ...

What you read in 2021

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... agenda. High demand for ESG talent Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for ESG professionals in the investment industry as well as wider corporate roles has skyrocketed, and you were certainly interested in what the recruitment market ...

ARENA announces $100m funding round for grid-scale batteries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... maximum grant available of $35 million per project. The funding is intended to "incentivise and derisk private sector investment and overcome barriers to the deployment of advanced inverter technology," and is also available to existing grid-scale batteries ...

DigitalX hires NAB exec as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Technology and investment company DigitalX has hired a National Australia Bank executive as its new chief executive officer. Lisa Wade, former head of digital innovation and sustainability at National Australia Bank, will join DigitalX after serving ...