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Future Super returns 10.1% to ethically minded members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Balanced Index option and Verve Super's standalone strategy. Future Group said the results are proof that responsible investing pays off, with both products outpacing the expected median balanced fund return of 8.8%. Future Group said the use of ...

Groups unite against carbon offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... transition planning must exclude offsetting, they argue. "Fossil fuel companies have claimed to be reducing emissions by investing in planting trees while increasing their production of coal, oil and gas," the letter said. "If the use of carbon offset ...

Aus Ethical gets ex-PRI chief

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... board. Fiona Reynolds joins Australian Ethical Superannuation with more than three decades of experience in responsible investing and superannuation. As boss at the PRI, Reynolds worked in London for nine years growing the investor network to more than ...

Allspring defends exit from climate group

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... said it will continue to offer a series of climate transition investment strategies alongside a dedicated sustainable investing team.

LGIM, Generation, MUFG to report on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... "To achieve a world which protects nature and preserves a habitable climate we must drive the growth of sustainable investing and expand what capital values. "We believe the TNFD recommendations and nature-related disclosures will help create the enabling ...

ESG funds are cheaper: Morningstar

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... in five out of six selected categories and offer investors a viable and often more affordable option for responsible investing. In fact, analysts found that on average, costs have declined in recent years. One reason for the cheaper costs is an increase ...

First dedicated transition fund for emerging markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... for its second, the Brookfield Global Transition Fund (BGTF II), in 2024. Mark Carney, chair and head of transition investing at Brookfield Asset Management, said the fund is a private market solution to the global challenge of delivering transition ...

Palisade Real Assets wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... secured its first commitment in 2022 from Malaby Biogas. APG senior portfolio manager for infrastructure Iulia Grosu said investing in biogas and biomethane offers a promising solution to mitigate climate change, reduce waste, and provide renewable energy ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... central role," particularly in how private capital is attracted and deployed. On the government's end, it's investing $13.7 billion in production tax incentives for green hydrogen and processed critical minerals, along with $1.7 billion for an ...

ISS ESG tackles modern slavery exposure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... like forced labour, child labour and human trafficking can be difficult to identify in the value chain. The sustainable investing arm of ISS STOXX has now risen to the challenge with a new holistic assessment tool for modern slavery-related risk, disclosure ...