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Responsible funds thrive despite greenwash fears: RIAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... investment products and funds. Other popular thematics include biodiversity, financial inclusion, quality jobs, and healthcare. Half (53%) of respondents said institutional demand was driving growth. Other factors were risk mitigation, expectations of ...

Unloved sector poised to reap rewards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... responsible for an estimated 11 million deaths worldwide in 2017. This is a systemic risk to economic productivity, healthcare costs, and social stability. Lin calls on investors to strengthen governance practices within the sector - as bad governance ...

Ethinvest reaches $100 million milestone

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... to recycling and the circular economy, renewable energy and decarbonisation, sustainable agriculture, education and healthcare. It is one of a range of ethical funds available on the HUB24 platform. HUB24 said in its sustainability report this year it ...

Social-washing hides lapse in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... issues can be interconnected and how to assess them. "SDGs encompass a wide range of issues, from climate change and healthcare to education and inequality. Each of these areas requires specialised knowledge and understanding - largely outside the remit ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... particularly at risk. They face issues with working conditions, wages, transport and living conditions, gendered violence, healthcare access, and social isolation. Women are particularly at risk. Reports of violence, coercive control, and sexual exploitation ...

Exec pay lands listed firms in hot water

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... strikes against executive pay had already exceeded 2023 figures, with three more months to go. At their AGMs, Sigma Healthcare, Latin Resources, Syrah Resources, Scentre Group and Karoon Energy were all slapped a first strike while Brainchip Holdings ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... impact of these policies on the markets included a rising dollar, higher bond yields, specific sectors like banking, healthcare, energy, and industrials seeing gains due to deregulation and anticipated infrastructure projects, and Bitcoin seeing increased ...

Rest awards private equity mandate to TowerBrook Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... the megatrend shifts now and into the future, such as education and human capital development, food and agriculture, healthcare and water, and the environment and clean energy," Lill said. "We believe these megatrends will present investment opportunities ...

Responsible investing pro moves company-side

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Belinda White has joined a healthcare company to firm up ESG reporting and lend a hand to investor relations, after leaving First Sentier Investors in May. She joins Telix Pharmaceuticals as director of investor relations and ESG - a newly created role ...

IFM and QIC scoop major assets in energy deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... managers have attracted major assets to its A$700 million renewable energy program. Critical infrastructure assets and healthcare assets have signed on to the final stage of a power purchase agreement (PPA) deal to reduce energy costs and market volatility. ...