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Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... supervisory tools and, where appropriate, consider enforcement action in line with the FCA's Approach to Enforcement." Zenith Investment Partners head of responsible investment and sustainability Dugald Higgins said fund managers "need to tread with ...

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... costs will be passed down to SMEs and consumers." Dugald Higgins, head of responsible investment and sustainability at Zenith Partners, said not enough businesses are aware of the implications around Scope 3. "Scope 3 reporting is highly complex and ...

Industry reacts to ASIC greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... on MoneySmart could be used to enhance product disclosure for consumers, which would be a net positive for the industry. Zenith Investment Partners head of responsible investment and real assets Dugald Higgins said the information sheet was an improvement. ...

Podcast: What is authentic ESG integration?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... using ESG information to manage risk and enhance return. We speak with MFS head of global ESG strategy Vishal Hindocha and Zenith Investment Partners head of responsible investment and real assets Dugald Higgins.

The challenge of evaluating impact investing's fundamentals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... intentionality, the measurability of social or environmental impact, and the manager's contribution towards that impact, according to Zenith Investment Partners. More investment funds are "aiming to be impact funds," and thus it is important for advisers ...

ASIC reviewing greenwashing in financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... tradition in managed funds of not disclosing portfolio holdings, or not to any great extent, surviving too much longer." Zenith Investment Partners recently completed the full rollout of its responsible investment (RI) classifications across the nearly ...

Zenith completes rollout of ESG classification framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Zenith Investment Partners has finished identifying almost 900 funds against its responsible investment classification. Zenith has assessed 878 funds on its approved product list (APL) against its responsible investment framework, which works on five ...

Advisers seek education, clarification on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... with a client," he said. "The normal questions around have your objectives changed, you can add this as another question." Zenith Investment Partners head of real assets and listed strategies Dugald Higgins corroborated the view that there is strong ...

The articles you read in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... industries and locations. The average salary was $314,159, but there are differences based on location and industry sector. Zenith creates ESG framework for fund classification (15 October) Zenith Investment Partners is aiming to demystify ESG and responsible ...

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... funds, and hopefully that would be more useful to clients." Dugald Higgins, head of real assets and listed strategies at Zenith Investment Partners, noted that the challenge was balancing out what is appropriate versus what is pragmatic, and cited the ...