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Betashares launches first ethical bonds ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The high-profile exchange-traded fund provider says its new fund is the first to invest fully in an ethically screened Australian bonds portfolio. The powerhouse fund manager now offers nine ethical and responsible investment ETFs - a total of $5.6 ...

Climate debate shifts gears after Trump win: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... different outcomes, but that's not going to derail the activity that is happening," she said. Tim Buckley, founder and director of Climate Energy Finance echoed her sentiments. "My mood is that we have to have optimism - we have to look for the positives ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... new types of lawsuits are emerging. Speaking at the IGCC summit this week in Melbourne, academic expert Jaqueline Peel, director at the Melbourne Climate Futures of the University of Melbourne, said climate litigation is now well established and will ...

Australia's chance to step up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... systems have the responsibility, power, and - particularly in this moment - endurance, to do so. Whitton is managing director, head of strategy and impact at specialist climate change investment and advisory firm Pollination. "We need our capital systems ...

Green moves at MSCI, Future Fund, Minderoo, U Ethical

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... holistic view, enhancing both our stewardship and investment practices." Meanwhile, Future Fund has appointed its new director of sustainability communications. Jennifer Dearn has been with Australia's sovereign wealth fund since 2016, when she initially ...

Nature and climate now on equal footing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... the public eye. "Nature is where climate was 10 years ago - but moving 10 times as fast," says Duncan Paterson, IGCC director of investor practice. Roughly 50% of Australia's economy faces moderate to high nature risk, according to Pollination and ...

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

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... 17 of them, of which many are interconnected. To discuss, Read Taylor Price is the founder of Investors for Impact and director and managing partner at Alpencrest Capital. Do investors play a role in driving meaningful change towards achievement of the ...

Veteran ESG lead rejoins abrdn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... After a ten-month stint at a rival asset manager, Sheela Veerappan has rejoined abrdn as senior sustainable investment director and head of its Asia Pacific sustainable institute. Veerappan was with abrdn for just over a year before departing for a role ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires impact PMs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... strategy. Essentially, he looked after disability housing, build-to-rent and multifamily housing. Liu was the investment director for the four years to 2023. Previously, he spent eight years with KPMG corporate finance as an associate director and a ...

Funds SA and Apostle jump on activist group rebound

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Streatfeild represents Europe. The pair replace outgoing Stephanie Maier and Andrew Gray. Streatfeild is the sustainability director at asset manager Ninety One. Weier is general manager, responsible investment and sustainability at Rest, one of Australia's ...