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Readers act on news when it impacts returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
A Yale study has found investors don't seek out ESG-related news for feel-good reasons, but rather, only if it helps them make returns. Co-authored by accounting professor Edward Watts, the paper found individual retail investors see ESG as an important ...

Climate changes how investors get paid

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... shift in the way investments are returned, from paying dividends to repurchasing shares - particularly in Australia. New research from the University of Queensland (UQ) finds the US, China, and the Philippines are also most effected by the new trend. ...

Green moves: PRI, Scientific Beta, RIAA, CA100+, Australian Unity, Net Zero Economy Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... open for project-based or part-time work on stewardship, beneficiary voice, workforce issues and corporate governance. Research head Katherine Ng, APAC director Matt McAdam, product development director Ayodele Olaniran, corporate comms head Mark Kolmar ...

Super moves: Future Fund, Aware Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... a multi-year time horizon. She joined Future Fund from The George Institute for Global Health, where she worked as a research analyst responsible for data collection, analysis, and publication of state-based health prevention programs. Before that, she ...

Morningstar hires research manager for super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Morningstar Australasia has recruited a manager to lead its superannuation research coverage on local asset owners. William Anglingdarma will support Morningstar's strategy to provide comprehensive superannuation fund ratings on fund fees, features ...

Permanent disablement claims for mental health explodes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... insurance claim rates among men might indicate a greater assertiveness in pursuing insurance benefits," the report said. The research also indicated that white collar workers are most likely to be permanently disabled due to mental health conditions ...

Investors zero in on nature, human rights nexus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has finally tackled the complex issue of nature and human rights in the first comprehensive framework published last week. The UN-convened initiative says more investors and companies are ramping up nature ...

Big names back plastics phaseout

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... sector has to lead the charge ahead of regulators, citing Stewart Investor's experience with WRAP's Plastic Pacts, research trials, and corporate initiatives to reduce single-use plastics. Regulations "can only achieve so much," she said. "We ...

Funds SA loses ESG executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... analyst within the ESG team for just over a year. This gig followed a three-year stint at Citi as an analyst in equities research looking at remuneration, bribery and corruption, carbon footprinting, safety, slavery and human rights and their impacts ...

Green investors face short-term bumps

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... regulations and remaining committed to the development of green industries. Robeco's head of sustainable investment research Rachel Whittaker says long-term investors are poised to reap rewards. "Despite challenges in the short term, the transition ...