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Strong demand for ESG managed accounts: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... debt, including SMSF). Emerging HNW investors place more importance on investing in companies with good ethical and ESG standards than their ultra HNW (UHNW) counterparts, the survey found. Half of this group rate this as extremely important, very important ...

AASB considering ISSB sustainability standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) is considering how to integrate climate change and sustainability-related financial accounting standards into Australian standards. AASB is consulting on the recently draft International Sustainability ...

HESTA confirms bid for Ramsay Health Care

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Ramsay and are at the forefront of the Consortium's shared vision for expansion and innovation that can achieve new standards of care and an enhanced employee experience." This latest announcement continues the $68 billion industry fund's strong ...

Redpoint poaches PMs from ART

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Redpoint, said GSFM supports Redpoint's decision to expand its investment capabilities. "The aspiration of achieving higher standards of governance and stewardship for investor capital is in everyone's best interests," McIntyre said. ""The appetite for ...

Biodiversity risk goes to heart of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... effective in protecting forest. California is also mandating a big emissions cap, electric vehicles, renewable portfolio standards etc., etc. So I think we need to hold government and companies accountable for actually reducing emissions and undertaking ...

Igneo sets 2023 climate targets for infrastructure companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... portfolios. The fund takes a "pragmatic ESG approach focused on results" and has identified five "non-negotiable minimum standards across all portfolio companies." The minimum standards include health and safety, with zero accident targets and standard ...

Building real asset future with climate in mind: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... impact on real estate and infrastructure assets has become more sophisticated, shifting from merely meeting regulatory standards to shaping future demand for real assets, according to AXA IM Real Assets. Considerations of material sustainability issues ...

ISSB launches draft sustainability disclosure standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022  |  NEWS
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has moved one step closer to the creation of a unified set of sustainability disclosures with the release of two drafts covering general sustainability-related disclosure requirements and specific ...

UBS hires ESG specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Market Association (APLMA)'s Green Loan Principles as well as how the assets fit under the Climate Bond Initiative standards and the EU Green taxonomy

Call to catalyse Australia's green hydrogen industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... attract investment, developing a Guarantee of Origin scheme to provide transparency and consistency, implementing safety standards to boost community confidence and social licence; and establishing a skilled and capable workforce for the hydrogen transition. ...