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Green moves: Warakirri, La Trobe Financial, Future Generation, Tracker Group, GRI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... distribution team. It's part of a push for Warakirri to broaden its retail agriculture and equities offerings, adding new investment partners as part of the growth of its managed funds platform. Faehndrich will expand Warakirri's relationships in the ...

Cbus recruits lead for new core equities portfolio

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... strategy for Australian equities. Reporting to Cbus head of portfolio strategies Leigh Gavin, Riedler will oversee the investment strategy for the new ASX Core portfolio, which sits alongside the fund's existing internal Australian equities investments. ...

Young investors' appetite for ESG investing dwindles: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
While interest in screens relating to environmental and living wage issues remains strong, passion for ESG investing is waning - particularly among younger investors. Research from Cerulli Associates shows enthusiasm for ESG products has plateaued ...

Podcast: The biggest misconception fund managers have about stewardship with Rachel Alembakis

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... important aspects of stewardship and engagement with companies to ensure they are following U Ethical's responsible investment principles. With its first funds established in 1985, U Ethical is one of Australia's largest ethical investment funds. ...

Energy market not fit for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... market was designed in an era of flip-phones and Nokia," said Merzian. "A rethink is essential to attract sufficient investment, lower the cost of capital for renewables, and build Australia's modern clean energy grid." A strategy of negotiating extensions ...

No charge for carbon target failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... of failure and whether accountability is being applied is extremely difficult from a technical perspective, Zenith Investment Partners head of responsible investment and sustainability Dugald Higgins said. Carbon targets are "still an emerging field ...

NAB backs green bank for Aussie farmers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... grow long-term and enhance their competitiveness. "Business customers recognise the opportunities that come from green investment and transitioning to more sustainable business practices," NAB group executive for business and private banking Rachel Slade ...

Activist investors set sights on paid parental leave

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The activist shareholder group Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX) has set its scope on large, listed firms that fail to provide paid parental leave. They are targeting childcare provider G8 Education, which employs over 10,000 staff. G8 is an outlier ...

Australian Ethical loses super chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment superannuation chief Ross Piper has departed the fund and will shortly take up a new role as Global CEO for the Fred Hollows Foundation. Piper confirmed his departure, saying he finished at the $9 billion fund before the ...

Looming climate audits expose talent crunch

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... called the news "a watershed moment". A clear pathway to mandatory assurance moves sustainability into the domain of investment grade market information, he said. "Australian investors have increasingly demanded reliable and consistent reporting on climate ...