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AXA IM battles poor data on road to net zero

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... monitor and associated sustainability reports, the fund manager reported it reduced the carbon intensity of its corporate portfolio by nearly double the target. The firm now plans to exit all coal investments in OECD countries by 2030, after already ...

Ellerston ramps up exclusions list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... initiate new thermal coal explorations. The asset manager added the proviso that "investments which form part of the fund's portfolio may become subject to a business sector or activity exclusion post-investment, for example due to market movements or ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... products that have known forced labour risks also form part of building a heat map of potential vulnerabilities in a portfolio. "Where potential risks are identified investors then can undertake further analysis relating to a company's specific disclosures ...

Watchdog cracks down on climate reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The corporate regulator warns that companies are not prepared for climate disclosures, and all cohorts must now get serious about tackling this challenge. Mandatory reporting will be effective from 1 January for large companies and financial institutions. ...

Robeco specialist poached by Northern Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... international quantitative teams in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific. As for Rohof, he has been a client portfolio manager since November 2019 initially supporting the German-speaking regions from Rotterdam before moving to Hong Kong ...

Australia fails benchmark for female-led funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The portfolio size of funds run by women has jumped higher this year, but the number of female-led funds in Australia lags the global average. Only 8% of Australia's funds management industry is run by women, lagging the global average of 12.5% ...

Podcast: The Right to Disconnect and toxic corporate culture with Emma Pringle

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... actually consider the new law when making investment decisions? Today, we are joined by Emma Pringle, Head of ESG and Portfolio Manager at Maple-Brown Abbott, a boutique firm with around $9 billion in assets under management. Emma explains how investors ...

Future Fund restructures investment leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... environment. The investment team, led by chief investment officer Ben Samild, will have five divisions going forward: portfolio design, real assets, investment capability and intelligence, portfolio risk, and responsible investment and listed equities. ...

HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
In a letter sent to the top listed companies in its investment portfolio, the $87 billion super fund has set out its engagement priorities ahead of the upcoming AGM season. Key areas include climate change, nature loss, gender equality and fair working ...

CareSuper ousts ESG policies in merger

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Super's existing ESG policies will be abandoned. Instead, CareSuper will recalibrate the merged fund's exclusion criteria, portfolio emissions baseline, emissions reduction roadmap and interim targets, to ensure they are "fit-for-purpose" for the merged ...