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Climate change, unclear policy response pose investment risk: JANA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... does lead to is having this holistic view from the top down." JANA has approximately $600 billion in total assets under advice. A survey of JANA clients has also demonstrated widespread dissatisfaction with Canberra, with the vast majority of investors ...

Government appoints Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... impacting workers, particularly those already vulnerable to exploitation," Woods said. "This new body will provide strategic advice to government to support the effective implementation of Australia's Modern Slavery Act and drive best-practice responses ...

ESG focus on climate change, income inequality: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... TCFD. The other thing is dealing with external vendors. There are a lot of external vendors out there, and we give them advice as to which ones they should be responding to." T. Rowe Price also pointed to its advancements in its responsible research ...

APRA creating and recruiting to fill role of head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... created role of head of climate risk. The head of climate risk will "form and lead a team responsible for providing expert advice in the area of climate risk," and "play a lead role in ensuring regulated entities manage the financial risks of a changing ...

JANA providing services to retail sector, eyes retail ESG services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Investment consulting firm JANA has entered the retail market and will provide managed account services to financial advice and private wealth practices, with an eye to providing services around ESG investing in future. Michael Karagianis, JANA senior ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... stranded and think that they're going to come back when we need them." FairSupply, a provider of risk classification advice for organisations with Modern Slavery Act compliance obligations, notes that there is a relationship between modern slavery ...

Advisers discuss new era of advice, ethical considerations: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Investment Association RIAA (RIAA). Alexandra Brown, founder, Invest with Ethics RIAA held a virtual conference session covering advice in the new era of FASEA. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's (FASEA) Code of Ethics, which ...

Treasurers cite positive impact in green bonds: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... respondents said they planned to issue more green bonds, while 15% said they would reopen their current bond. "The survey advice from multiple treasurers to simply 'do it' on green issuance is a message to be taken up by sovereigns in their recovery ...

Coronavirus forcing companies to virtual AGMs, full proxy voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... appropriate precautions that may include limiting or refusing entry in order to comply with expert health and government advice," and is encouraging shareholders to "use the range of digital options available to participate in the AGM and not attend ...

Forum360 highlights case for virtual shopping for fund managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... and CEO, said. "This includes a call to action, a call to stakeholders to invest. We are not in the biz of giving people advice, nor are we manufacturing product, we are facilitating the communications aspect as well as increasing the intimacy and the ...