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Shared equity to build intergenerational wealth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
A new peak body aims to support partnerships with industry and government on renewables and extractive projects where there are shared interests. First Nations Projects Group (FNPG) and the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) this week announced ...

Short term thinking cripples efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
At the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) annual summit, a strong theme was teachings from First Nations philosophies and the overwhelming concern that the finance sector is not forward-thinking. Held at the Hilton Sydney on 31 October ...

Podcast: Impact investing vs philanthropy - UN SDGs with Read Taylor Price

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
After 20 years of progress, we are now seeing rising inequality and poverty reaching levels not seen in a century, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In response, there's been an uptick in demand for companies to report ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires impact PMs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has added two impact investors to its sustainable investments team - one from Save the Children and the other from Brightlight Group. Both Julianne Wilkin and Charles Liu - who joined as senior portfolio manager and portfolio ...

Funds SA and Apostle jump on activist group rebound

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
The embattled global climate alliance has its phoenix moment reporting 90 new signatories across every continent, including Future Group, Funds SA, and Apostle Funds Management. However, a significant loss of 71 members means the Climate Action 100+ ...

Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has awarded State Street's Charles River a mandate to automate its investment portfolio's front and middle office operations. The ethical investment manager will use Charles River's Investment Management Solution, which ...

Green moves at Future Group, AusSuper, Birdwood, Minderoo, Mutual Trust

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Future Group has a new head of sustainable investments. Jackie Radisich was promoted after joining as an analyst in 2019. She was previously at executive search firm Perrett Laver. The team now hunts for a new junior analyst, "someone who is passionate ...

New alliance brings green data to financial markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Financed emissions and climate risk analyst Emmi has teamed up with global data provider FactSet to boost the finance sector's access to data. Following the ethos 'what gets measured, gets managed', Emmi has spent four years developing this ...

Social-washing hides lapse in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Many investors are overstating impact while progress stalls on sustainable development goals (SDGs), according to Investors for Impact. The investment community plays a crucial role in achieving SDGs by leveraging the power of capital markets, says ...

Impact investor boosts affordable housing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
In five years since inception, one asset manager which blends the expertise of nonprofit and finance specialists has invested over $400 million of impact via managed funds. Conscious Investment Management (CIM) is focused on delivering social and environmental ...