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KPMG outlines focus on gender diversity in ASX201-300 company boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
In order to increase gender diversity on ASX201-300 company boards, existing board members should look beyond traditional pools of candidates and focus on building the pipeline in executive and upper management, according to research from KPMG. Sarah ...

Insure Our Future calls for halt to insuring oil and gas projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... and gas. Now that the whole energy sector has been disrupted and thrown into crisis with COVID-19 anyway, and there are very few new fossil fuel projects going forward, it's a good time for insurers to refocuses themselves." Insure Our Future notes that ...

Chronos Sustainability hires Ian Woods for strategic Australian/NZ role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... investment has marked him out as an agent of change in the sector," said Rory Sullivan, CEO, Chronos Sustainability. "There are few specialists with Ian's far reaching coverage of the asset class spectrum, in the context of responsible investment. His ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The European Union has announced a bold post-COVID-19 recovery plan that is centred on a green recovery, but also a fair recovery, opening up new questions and possibilities for investors and implications for Australia's recovery as well. Deirdre ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... great difficulties. Collecting some of the GDP data at the moment is practically difficult, and the manner of the pandemic has few precedents to use as models. Will the macro figures be significantly adjusted? This makes integration hard. But this also ...

OHS, social license to operate identified as infrastructure risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Although different components in the infrastructure sector have different risks, opportunities and concerns, investors are highlighting protection of employees - many of whom are deemed essential and have been working through the pandemic - and the ...

Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... is compare them directly - we can't say this will have greater impact than another." Insight Investment has allocated to a few of the COVID-19 bonds issued by agencies, Kendall confirmed. "We are selective with the bonds that we think are reasonable ...

Increased integration of ESG in securities lending: State Street Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
An increasing number of participants in securities lending programs are integrating ESG research into borrowing and lending arrangements, but it is unclear what impact short selling has on a company's material ESG performance in the long term, according ...

JANA providing services to retail sector, eyes retail ESG services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... not be surprised if we actually came out with portfolios that have an ESG/SRI slant for some of the advisers over the next few months." JANA also emphasises its customised managed account portfolios, tailored consulting services, and strong governance ...

Coronavirus pandemic produces supply chain crisis: Baker McKenzie

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... mapping out the full supply chain, and re-establishment is going to be quite important, particularly for clients that utilise a few areas of the globe to run their supply chain, because different companies will come out of restrictions at different times ...