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Fund manager issues first Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... people to think about this really deeply." Melior uses the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for their investment process, and have selected gender equality, climate action and reduced inequality as the three key goals. "We see corporate ...

Calculating the value of green transitions: UBS AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... looking, at least a year lagged. And there is also a real gap between the environmental and financial analysis from an investment perspective. This framework tries to solve for both of those problems." The model integrates three additional line items ...

Extreme weather, human rights intensifying ESG focus: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... include wildfires in my analysis. That's made a massive difference in terms of looking at a company with future investment - is it safe to invest in this company, are they at risk of being exposed to wildfires?" In addition to natural disasters ...

CEFC, CBA finance plastic recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... and Commonwealth Bank will finance a plastics recycling facility, its first commitment under the Australian Recycling Investment Fund. The CEFC will commit up to $16.5 million in debt finance to a new polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling facility ...

Regulation needs to keep up with the rise of ethical investing: Hejaz Financial Services

HAKAN OZYON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... financial products, services, and invest in funds that closely align with their values is growing. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has found that more than $1.1 trillion worth of professionally managed money in Australia is ...

HSBC AM takes stake in women-owned ESG investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... will see Radiant ESG rebranded as RadiantESG Global Investors, an independent asset management firm focused on ESG investment opportunities for institutional and wealth management clients around the world. The firm is majority owned by Heidi Ridley ...

Global fund manager evolving approaches to ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... was global head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). Moret defines her key priorities as working across the investment practices to evolve existing consideration of ESG research and analysis, providing greater depth and measurement of Northern ...

Assessing buy now pay later sector through an ESG lens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
The fast-growing buy now pay later (BNPL) sector has attracted investor and consumer interest and has led many entrants to jump into the Australian market. Yet investors and financial counsellors are raising concerns about the structure of BNPL products ...

Tracking ESG impact in emerging markets improving: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... American Century investments. All emerging market equity funds at American Century integrate ESG into the fundamental investment process, noted senior vice president and senior portfolio manager Patricia Ribeiro. "ESG is still new to emerging markets ...

QSuper members call for greater climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Standard. has conducted climate scenario analysis since 2015, and last year approved a Climate Action Plan for its investment portfolio. The Australian Conservation Foundation has spearheaded a campaign to get QSuper members to sign an open letter to ...