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IGCC names climate champions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... investor practice, First Sentier's global head of responsible investment Kate Turner was commended for her work on portfolio decarbonisation targets in the asset management industry. Turner sits on the board of the Responsible Investment Association ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... years to come. In 2021, a court in Hague demanded oil giant Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45% across its whole portfolio by 2030. That's gone on appeal and the decision will be delivered next week.

Australia's chance to step up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Investment Scheme (CIS), and the upcoming Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy. Policy influences "every part of our portfolio, every industry in a material way, looking at transition risks or physical risks or liability risks that are emerging very ...

Podcast: Carbon misconceptions in active investing portfolios with Guido Baltussen

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... and the impact of net zero commitments on equity portfolios. This episode covers how investors can apply conventional portfolio construction techniques to achieve net zero targets, and how to achieve alignment with multiple sustainability objectives ...

Quinbrook sells off clean energy assets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, the specialist investment manager, has settled on a buyer for its portfolio company, Energy Locals. Palisade Impact will purchase the energy retailer, expected to reach financial close by the end of 2024. Now with ...

Ausbil steps up slavery crackdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... taken to help reduce this risk in supply chains," says Carlsson, who alongside his head of ESG position is also the co-portfolio manager of the Ausbil Active Sustainable Equity Fund. Slavery is rising according to the UN, which estimates 50 million people ...

81 major investors lock in climate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) 1.5°C pathway. Also, 79 of 88 members that set targets also set sub-portfolio targets, covering 48% or US$4.3 trillion of AUM. This is an increase from 42% in the previous year. They targeted, on ...

Veteran ESG lead rejoins abrdn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... career advising institutional asset owners on responsible investment, as well as manager selection and monitoring equity portfolio construction. She started her career at Mercer Investment Consulting in Sydney and then moved to Russell Investments in ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires impact PMs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Save the Children and the other from Brightlight Group. Both Julianne Wilkin and Charles Liu - who joined as senior portfolio manager and portfolio manager, respectively - have either worked with Macquarie Group or a Macquarie-backed fund. "We have recently ...

Ethinvest reaches $100 million milestone

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... levels of managed portfolios across investment, super and pension style accounts have performed well. Its Conservative portfolio returned an average of 4.44% pa over five years to September 2024, the Balanced option 5.18% pa, and the Growth option 6.01% ...