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Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... leaders have the potential to erode investment returns, according to Acadian Asset Management. Events like these can shake company valuations, demonstrating the importance of having the right checks and balances in place to ensure executives act in a ...

Payton Capital strengthens NSW leadership

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Payton Capital, the private debt fund manager, has appointed a Suncorp executive to lead the firm's borrower services in New South Wales. The wholly owned business unit of HMC has recruited Kieran Turner as the state manager of New South Wales. ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... from the Paris Agreement and repealing of the Inflation Reduction Act may harm sentiment but it will not directly affect company forecasts, she said. Ninety One predicts growth in renewables developers, battery manufacturers, and firms supplying efficient ...

Scottish Widows mandates Robeco to build new ESG indices

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Robeco is partnering with the UK life insurance and pensions company to create custom equity indices for developed and emerging markets following responsible investment principles. The international asset manager and specialist in quant and sustainable ...

BlackRock settles lawsuit for 'misleading consumers'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... argued these contradictions "deprived consumers" of the ability to make an informed choice. "Some public statements show a company that focuses exclusively on return on investment, others show a company that gives special consideration to environmental ...

Meta fact-checking move unsettles ethical investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... product governance. While troubling, the research house said the announcement regarding fact-checking is unlikely to impact company valuation. Meta's overall exposure to material ESG issues is significantly above subindustry average, according to Morningstar ...

Super moves: Future Fund, QIC, Vanguard Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... promotion, he held the role of associate strategist. He earlier worked as an intern at Snowater, the clean energy technology company and Proterra Investment Partners, the alternative investment manager. Meanwhile, William Zhang has landed at Future Fund ...

High ESG score? More likely to greenwash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
ESG scores do not reflect a company's true environmental impact - in fact, there is a positive correlation between high ESG scores and greenwashing. Companies with high ESG scores are more likely to greenwash - particularly large ones, new research ...

Subscription EVs attract HESTA, IFM interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... decarbonisation of rideshare fleets, IFM said. Founded in 2015, Splend's fleet so far totals about 7000 across both markets. The company recently secured $300 million in debt financing from Macquarie and $40 million from the Clean Energy Finance ...

New tool tackles climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... forward-looking climate data to help asset managers gauge risk and analyse scenarios to make informed decisions. It uses company-specific risk data to produce benchmark comparisons, reinsurance attachment points and peer group analysis - including transition ...