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Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... investing in controversial weapons manufacturers like BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, and Elbit. Betashares, VanEck, and Global X all launched defence armament and technology-focused ETFs around the first-year anniversary of Hamas' attack. It's ...

Mega recovery on cards for sustainable funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... means managers are overly cautious. "Many have taken their foot off the accelerator," says Higgins. Morningstar data shows global sustainable funds saw net inflows of US$185.3 billion in the first quarter of 2021. By the first quarter of 2024, that number ...

Offloading assets is last resort in fight against slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... increasingly seek to mitigate and prevent these impacts and provide or facilitate remedy where harm has occurred," First Sentier global head of responsible investment Kate Turner added.

New alliance brings green data to financial markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Financed emissions and climate risk analyst Emmi has teamed up with global data provider FactSet to boost the finance sector's access to data. Following the ethos 'what gets measured, gets managed', Emmi has spent four years developing this ...

Social-washing hides lapse in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... responsible investment has certainly helped, there is a significant amount of work that still needs to be done to address global inequality and climate-related issues." A concerning rise in unsubstantiated marketing materials that err on the side of ...

Podcast: What to study to become a sustainable finance specialist with Rob Langrick

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... game in an ever-evolving ESG landscape. This week we hear from Rob Langrick, chief product advocate of CFA Institute, a global professional organisation that provides investment education - including on sustainable finance. Alongside the Chartered Financial ...

BNP Paribas shutters EARTH Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... offered "a market first - an environmentally focused market-neutral strategy for sustainable portfolios." The trust ran a global equity long/short strategy that held long positions in innovative companies within the energy, materials, agriculture, and ...

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... four-day work week, including Medibank which has increased its trial from 250 participants to 500. According to 4 Day Week Global, findings from 25 local companies that took part in a trial in 2022 show businesses that offer a four-day work week are ...

First Sentier heeds the call of nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), the Responsible Investments Association Australasia (RIAA) and more. First Sentier global head of responsible investment Kate Turner said the decision to report on nature was part of the asset manager's policy of ...

Asset owners embrace sustainable investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... less hindered by regulation, and more concerned over the impact of climate risk on their investments. FTSE Russell's global survey found that for the first time, more asset owners are investing sustainably through passive rather than active investment ...