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ESG demand still high for advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... pressures and political differences. Ethical investment leaders spoke at the Financial Standard's inaugural Future Investing Forum, held in Melbourne today. "The one constant in our industry is change," Rachel Alembakis, stewardship manager at U ...

More funding necessary to fix housing crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... housing and bring more tradies in from overseas to complement domestic capacity." He commended the Treasurer's focus on investing in student accommodation. "In a historic first, tonight's Budget recognised the importance of purpose-built student accommodation ...

ESG fund performance leans on growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The sustainable investing space continues to mature, with increasing demand for genuine impact and valuation-based strategies over growth-focused ones, says Nomura UK's sustainable equities portfolio manager. Alex Rowe recently completed his APAC ...

Fund selection risk a material issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... practices translates into return dispersion that in turn creates risk for those investors who select among different ESG investing products. In other words, fund selection risk is a material ESG issue."

AXA IM releases engagement data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... choice between sustainability and strong financial performance over the long-term. Clients need clarity on responsible investing and they also want to see their assets perform. Our 2023 Stewardship Report sets out how we work to meet both of these goals," ...

Closing the Gap in First Nations investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... decision-making - especially when it comes to decarbonisation projects, the panellist said. Early movers in Indigenous investing require feasibility capital to facilitate the nation's transition to the clean economy. Capital deployment is also critical ...

On biodiversity, a 143-year-old museum comes to the rescue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... solely in companies that help combat diversity loss. It's a private-public partnership where one party brings in its investing clout while the other party brings in the scientific data. The museum holds information on 80 million specimens, including ...

Disability inclusion is a financial issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... in front and centre," Katie Wyatt, head of culture and inclusion at Coles Group said. "When we're talking about investing, we're talking about smart organisations that actually care about the bottom line," Ryan added. Investors are well-placed ...

Active ownership is the new sheriff in town

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Prepare to be dazzled - or bulldozed, as the case may be - as sustainable investing goes through a whirlwind transformation in the next six years, says the chief executive of the nation's third-largest super fund. Speaking at the Responsible Investment ...

AI toolkit to protect human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... technology companies to erect the digital guardrails and buckle the virtual seatbelts." "This is what I think responsible investing is about - it's about putting in those guardrails and putting up those ethical boundaries at the front end... [to] ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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