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Treasury launches sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
The government has announced plans to create a labelling regime for sustainable investment products, including managed funds and super fund options as well as plans to have an unnamed government body maintain a forthcoming sustainable finance taxonomy ...

Morgan Stanley makes second climate private equity deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Morgan Stanley Investment Management's (MSIM) 1GT Climate Private Equity Strategy has announced a strategic partnership with Huel, a UK plant-based protein company. It is the second deal the climate-focused 1GT growth strategy has made so far, after ...

Climate change a risk to financial stability: RBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Climate change is one of the emerging risks to financial stability "for which there is no historical precedent to guide us," according to a speech by RBA Assistant Governor Brad Jones. In a recent speech addressing the risks Australia is likely to confront ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Approximately $260 billion of all outstanding Australian bank loans, or 22% of bank lending, are highly exposed to nature-related risk. Ernst & Young Australia and the Australian Conservation Foundation released a report finding that banks that are ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Treasury has acknowledged that climate is a systemic risk for the Australian economy and creates uncertainty about the fiscal impacts of climate change on government bonds. The federal court has approved a settlement between the Commonwealth and Kathleen ...

ESG factors increasingly drive financial decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
More than three-quarters of active managers have hired new ESG personnel in the last year, according to global research. Employment trends are reflecting a growing interest in sustainable investing as the global economy ramps up net zero emissions and ...

Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... would be grounds for considering divestment." There are other investor concerns about Boral beyond their net zero commitment. ISS Proxy has recommended voting for the reelection of Stokes with a qualitied "for", over concerns that he is overboarded. ...

PRI to shake up reporting framework for signatories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is set to revamp its reporting mechanisms for signatories as part of new framework to help investors better define their responsible investment progression. PRI has launched the co-design process for the ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Despite being voted down by the Australian public, the First Nations Voice to Parliament saw support from the private sector which viewed the federal advisory body as the next step for reconciliation. As the dust settles, experts say finance has an ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... capital is increasingly top of mind for investors. FS Sustainability recently hosted its inaugural event in Sydney supported by ISS ESG, where experts discussed how nature is beginning to influence investment decisions. With some nature targets just ...