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J.P. Morgan AM acquires forestry firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Campbell management. The Portland-Oregon based Campbell Global manages 1.7 million acres worldwide, including Australia, New Zealand, Chile and 15 US states. As a result of this transaction, J.P. Morgan Asset Management expects to become an active participant ...

ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... intensity for the NAAN facility much further into the future." The joint lead managers for the issue were Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, BNP Paribas, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank and Westpac Banking Corporation. The ...

ESG ratings "just opinions": Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... revenue, sales, and they can give you a pretty good estimate." FTSE Russell head of sustainable investment Australia and New Zealand Jo Saleeba noted that many investors use ESG ratings firms' data in that manner, among other uses. "From my experience ...

KiwiSaver exclusions not necessarily a performance drag: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... not be a negative impact on returns from those exclusions. There are currently nine default KiwiSaver providers in New Zealand, and their contracts expire at the end of June. From 1 July, investment service providers will have to screen out controversial ...

Powerful signal on climate with votes, court decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... past six months." There has to be "a new age of director nominations," said Vas Kolesnikoff, head of Australia and New Zealand research, ISS Australia. "Irrespective of what a company board says in the case of ExxonMobil, it doesn't help that it ...

"Booming" demand for ESG specialists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... analyst at AMP Capital. Additionally, FTSE Russell announced Jo Saleeba as head of sustainable investment, Australia and New Zealand. In this newly created role, Saleeba will be responsible for FTSE Russell's sustainable investment indexes, data ...

FTSE Russell hires Jo Saleeba to head sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
FTSE Russell has named Jo Saleeba as head of sustainable investment, Australia and New Zealand. In this newly created role, Saleeba will be responsible for FTSE Russell's sustainable investment indexes, data and analytics solutions across the Pacific ...

Trustees squeezed by competing climate risk pressures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... views on the role of proxy advisers are separately backed up by statements from Vas Kolesnikoff, head of Australia and New Zealand research at proxy adviser ISS. "The consultation seems to be premised on a misguided notion that proxy advisers do not ...

New CEO search underway for IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Sydney office. "Under Emma's leadership the investor voice has become clear and impactful in the Australian and New Zealand climate change discussion," says Stephen Dunne, IGCC chair. "Emma has overseen a massive growth in the size and activities ...

APRA emphasises "compounding effect" of climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... manager of policy and standards at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). "We would hope, as in New Zealand, this guidance becomes mandatory, so that all financial institutions are pricing and valuing companies within the portfolios ...