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Weighing climate risk in corporate bonds: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... client base, and institutional clients like certainty," Kendall said. "The advancements in data have helped to provide transparency in this rapidly expanding asset class. Issuance currently has a sector bias towards utilities and sovereigns and sovereign ...

Super funds react to Rio report into bullying, sexism, racism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... one of the largest of its kind within the resources industry, it demonstrates a very clear commitment to increased transparency, accountability and action. The high levels of confidence among employees that a significant impact can be made in the next ...

Portfolio holdings disclosure regulations come into effect

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... finding that not all funds and fund manager who identify themselves as ESG or responsible investors practice full transparency. The most recent Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Super Study showed that only 23% of super funds disclose ...

Australian funds highlighted for climate action plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Investment and UNEP Finance Initiative. "I think the common thread to these case studies is showing leadership and transparency to the journey that investors are in the integration of climate in the portfolio," said IGCC and AIGCC CEO Rebecca Mikula-Wright. ...

Proxy advisers assess impacts of government reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Financial Services and the Digital Economy Jane Hume. The changes to regulations via the Treasury Laws Amendment (Greater Transparency of Proxy Advice) Regulations 2021 was announced in December without consultation to stakeholders including the impacted ...

Rethinking ESG in emerging markets

ARIF JOSHI  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainability of their operations. This includes the way companies and governments treat the natural environment, transparency, and good faith of their governance. For governments in particular it is also about how supportive they are with a fair society. ...

What you read in 2021

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... fund against five dimensions - governance, or how the fund declares its commitments to ESG principles; investment transparency, or portfolio level disclosure and disclosure on engagement with invested companies; publication of ESG reports; disclosure ...

Proxy advisers criticise new government reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... the companies they invest in," ACSI CEO Louise Davidson said. "The announcement follows a process lacking in any transparency, with the Treasurer refusing to engage with proxy advisers, or even to release submissions made months ago to its consultation ...

TCorp recaps performance of $5.2 billion sustainability bond programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... of feedback that routinely comes up - and to be honest one that everyone is wrestling with this is disclosure and transparency in reporting."

Leadership essential in implementing ESG: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... their stakeholders. Seventy percent of Australian CEOs said they are being asked for increasing ESG reporting and transparency, driven by investors and regulators. Australian investors are responding to the same drivers and see ESG becoming integral. ...