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Robeco specialist poached by Northern Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
A senior member of Robeco's local quant team has quit the Dutch asset manager to join a former colleague at Northern Trust Asset Management. Jan Rohof - the firm's technical quant investment specialist based in Sydney - is joining former Robecco ...

Executives urge Canberra to move faster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Aussie executives unanimously believe in their companies' ability to grow while reducing greenhouse gas emissions but want Canberra to move faster, according to Deloitte. The professional services firm's annual CxO Sustainability Report, which ...

Blockchain for carbon credits: Northern Trust

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The US$1.4 trillion global wealth manager has begun to use blockchain to sell carbon credits to institutional buyers. Part of Northern Trust's Digital Assets and Financial Markets group, the Northern Trust Matrix Zenith is a platform for project developers ...

Green Moves: Aus Ethical, S&P, Zevero, Pangolin

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... hired John Leung as head of Asia Pacific. In April, the UK decarbonisation platform was purchased by Singaporean climate tech startup LEVELUP. Leung was previously at non-profit environment data disclosure system CDP, as chief marketing and communications ...

Future Fund restructures investment leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The Future Fund says it is restructuring its investment team to meet the shifting dynamics of the current environment. The investment team, led by chief investment officer Ben Samild, will have five divisions going forward: portfolio design, real assets ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Insurers will no longer be able to use genetic test results in life insurance underwriting, with a total ban to be introduced by the government. Earlier this year, the government consulted on the use of genetic test results in underwriting life insurance ...

HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
In a letter sent to the top listed companies in its investment portfolio, the $87 billion super fund has set out its engagement priorities ahead of the upcoming AGM season. Key areas include climate change, nature loss, gender equality and fair working ...

Study finds answer to land use battle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Agrivoltaics are key to solving land use competition between clean energy and agriculture, but researchers warn of massive hurdles. Agrivoltaics, otherwise known as agrisolar, has benefits for horticulture and sheep grazing, including providing shelter ...

Clarity on sector pathways sparks investor confidence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The Climate Change Authority's (CCA) sectoral pathways guidance finds every sector across the economy needs investment to reach net zero and pull the brakes on runaway climate change. Further investment is needed in net zero technology across the six ...

ESG moves: S&P, UBS AM, Iress, Climate Energy Finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... leaving in June after just one year. In local news, FS Sustainability ESG Power 50 winner Blaise Porter has now started at fin tech Iress as head of environmental and social impact. She left Sims Metal in November last year, where she held the role of ...