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ESG demand still high for advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Financial advisers find sustainable investments appealing to many of their clients, despite ongoing cost-of-living pressures and political differences. Ethical investment leaders spoke at the Financial Standard's inaugural Future Investing Forum ...

Australian Ethical snaps up asset manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has struck a deal to acquire Altius Asset Management, the sustainable fixed income business of Australian Unity, a move that will see its funds under management (FUM) swell by $2 billion. The acquisition will see both firms merge ...

The 50 most influential ESG corporate professionals in Australia named

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... against false claims and we see a strong commitment among our Power50 entries towards improved reporting of their sustainable practices," Baltazar said. "While there's still a lot of work to be done across all of these aspects, the road to success is ...

Podcast: Federal Budget, Climate Week, clean energy and the case for a price on carbon with Tim Buckley

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... than three decades of financial market experience, Tim is a highly influential commentator on decarbonisation and sustainable finance. Does the 2024-25 Budget pave a greener way for Australia's clean energy future? What does a realistic road to net ...

ESG fund performance leans on growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The sustainable investing space continues to mature, with increasing demand for genuine impact and valuation-based strategies over growth-focused ones, says Nomura UK's sustainable equities portfolio manager. Alex Rowe recently completed his APAC ...

Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... employment support and training, and $56m for Building Women's Careers. $17.3 million will expand Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy and create a labelling regime for sustainable products, and a further $1.3 million will develop guidance ...

Budget 2024: Regulators given boost to combat misconduct, cybersecurity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... ASIC and APRA to combat greenwashing and other related financial misconduct and help further develop Australia's sustainable finance market. In a bid to promote the development of sustainable finance markets in Australia, the government is handing ...

Stewardship resources should double

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... recognises stewardship not merely as a necessary function but as a system-level and value-adding feature." PRI chief sustainable systems officer Nathan Fabian commented: "Strong stewardship is needed now more than ever to fulfil fiduciary duties and ...

Fund selection risk a material issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Investors face fund selection risk and a substantial disparity in performance when choosing sustainable investment strategies, especially when it comes to ESG exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The difference in annualised returns between ESG funds can be ...

Member accuses UniSuper of greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... relation to certain holdings. The member believes UniSuper marketing two of its three responsible investment options as 'sustainable' places too much onus on individual members to investigate further how returns are generated in these portfolios. In ...