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Super funds more likely to recall shares for proxy votes: research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... researcher Tze Chuan 'Chewie' Ang. "Our results suggest that institutional lenders are willing to forfeit the fee income from equity lending to exert their influence on the corporate governance in the firms in which they invest," Ang said. Recalls are ...

Podcast: Inclusive product design with Amarachi Seery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... associated with corruption or doing business with oppressive regimes. However, Janus Henderson's Global Sustainable Equity Strategy invests in companies whose products and services are "considered by the investment manager as contributing to positive ...

Investment in low-carbon energy infrastructure on the rise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... marketplace with significant competition and the availability of lower-cost capital. Both factors will influence private equity investing, particularly in the overheated renewable and sustainable energy markets, Vinson & Elkins noted.

Florida gov bans ESG from state pension investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... priorities under the euphemistic banners of environmental, social, and corporate governance and diversity, inclusion, and equity. "With the resolution we passed today, the tax dollars and proxy votes of the people of Florida will no longer be commandeered ...

Does Canberra's agenda align with sustainable investment?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainable investments, according to BT's head of ESG and sustainability Jessie Pettigrew. "Climate change, diversity equity and inclusion, First Nations people, biodiversity - they're all areas that a group of investors have been looking at, working ...

V-Square launches ESG index strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... carbon transition index strategy that aligns with the Your Future, Your Super performance test. The V-Square MSCI Global Equity ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Indexed Strategy tracks the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex-Australia ESG Materiality ...

ESG strong factor in M&A activity: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... PwC. ESG-led value creation is becoming as important as operational or commercial aspects in M&A activity, with private equity teams, infrastructure funds and deal makers incorporating ESG evaluation into due diligence, according to Kushal Chadha, partner ...

Invest in sustainable development for positive return: RadiantESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... role to play in generating positive impact. "We acknowledge that we are stepping into a space that we are not welcome as equity investors," she said. "There is a huge pushback and a huge sense of 'we own this' from the private equity space, but we all ...

New Zealand XRB releases final climate reporting paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... disclosure regime we've developed will support that transition." The mandatory disclosure standards will apply to listed equity and debt issuers with a market capitalisation exceeding NZ $60 million and large financial organisations including banks ...

COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... sectors, which fits with WBCD's strategy that if we want to address climate, we have to look to nature degradation and equity, bringing in that interconnected agenda, and bringing in companies in areas including the built environment, food and beverage ...