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CEFC invests $1.7 million in Australian agritech company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... supporting farmers to adopt new agricultural practices to enhance soil carbon on their land, leading to improved water regulation, water quality, stabilising production and resilience. "Even small increases in organic carbon levels in soil can reduce ...

First State Super joins global call for SDG focus to post-COVID recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... investment with sustainable development objectives; advocating for a coordinated international approach to financial regulation to facilitate finance and investment for sustainable development and more resilient economies; encouraging rating agencies ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... structure is wrong, then it is the role of governments to correct it. The way governments correct market failure is via regulation, standards, fiscal measures, and market mechanisms like emissions trading schemes. This improves the incentives and aligns ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... climate change risk, but not cancelled - the MinterEllison report cited the example of the Bank of England Prudential Regulation Authority, which in late March announced that it would defer consideration of its landmark consultations on climate change ...

ESG focus on climate change, income inequality: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... has been a key driver of some of the rise in populism that we've seen around the world, and the subsequent changes in regulation that have been impacting companies that we invest in. That's been a very important investment theme for us for over the past ...

Four structural challenges for business to navigate post-lockdown: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... again, and onshoring of some production will at the very least be encouraged." There will also be increased levels of regulation as a response to COVID-19, much in the way that previous crises brought higher levels of regulation in other areas. "In terms ...

Increased integration of ESG in securities lending: State Street Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... research identified several main findings - short selling facilitated by securities lending, improves market efficiency; regulation and investor demands are driving the adoption of sustainable investment strategies; lenders are attempting to integrate ...

APRA creating and recruiting to fill role of head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is seeking to fill the newly created role of head of climate risk. The head of climate risk will "form and lead a team responsible for providing expert advice in the area of climate risk," and "play ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
There is increasing concern that the impacts of COVID-19 will exacerbate conditions causing modern slavery in supply chains, opening up investor and business risk as well as questions about compliance with Modern Slavery Act reporting. Earlier this ...

Advisers discuss new era of advice, ethical considerations: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... preferences of your client." Alexandra Brown, founder of Invest with Ethics, agreed and pointed out that changes in regulation and moves by global fund managers such as BlackRock CEO Larry Fink means the momentum is pushing towards ESG. "ASIC have upgraded ...