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FTSE Russell hires Jo Saleeba to head sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
FTSE Russell has named Jo Saleeba as head of sustainable investment, Australia and New Zealand. In this newly created role, Saleeba will be responsible for FTSE Russell's sustainable investment indexes, data and analytics solutions across the Pacific ...

Trustees squeezed by competing climate risk pressures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... views on the role of proxy advisers are separately backed up by statements from Vas Kolesnikoff, head of Australia and New Zealand research at proxy adviser ISS. "The consultation seems to be premised on a misguided notion that proxy advisers do not ...

New CEO search underway for IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Sydney office. "Under Emma's leadership the investor voice has become clear and impactful in the Australian and New Zealand climate change discussion," says Stephen Dunne, IGCC chair. "Emma has overseen a massive growth in the size and activities ...

APRA emphasises "compounding effect" of climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... manager of policy and standards at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). "We would hope, as in New Zealand, this guidance becomes mandatory, so that all financial institutions are pricing and valuing companies within the portfolios ...

NZ climate disclosure legislation to affect Australian entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
The New Zealand government has introduced world-first legislation that will require listed companies, banks, insurers and fund managers to make public climate risk-related disclosures. The legislation will affect not just New Zealand-domiciled entities ...

ESG investing growing strongly in Asia: J.P. Morgan Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... market strategist, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. "If you look at the trend, it is absolutely Japan, Australia and New Zealand where we've seen the biggest drive when it comes to sustainable investment," Hui said. "You will also see that more generally ...

Macquarie Asset Management joins net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... expansion of participation in the Net Zero Assets Managers Initiative sends a further signal to the Australian and New Zealand markets that global capital is swinging behind a net zero emissions and resilient future." "The asset management industry plays ...

Say on climate a "milestone moment" for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... like the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), noted Vas Kolesnikoff, head of Australia and New Zealand research, ISS Australia. "A say on climate resolution will be a public representation of the board's view as a whole on the ...

Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading global fund manager has launched a green transition index fund for Australia and New Zealand. Northern Trust Asset Management has created the NT World Green Transition Index, which excludes companies with fossil fuel reserves, and selects ...

Westpac inks $350 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... 2019 before falling to US$124bn in 2020, according to data that Westpac sourced from BloombergNEF. In Australia and New Zealand, volumes followed a similar trend, peaking at US$1.6bn in 2019 before falling to US$1.5bn in 2020. Institutional clients are ...