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Responsible investment surges past $1tn mark: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... managed funds have grown - that's a 30% growth compared to a 2% growth," said Nicolette Boele, executive, policy and standards for RIAA. "There are three things contributing to this - two growth, one inflows." The report showed that in 2020, responsible ...

Andrew Forrest steps up No Pain No Fear campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... replacement of fish from fishmeal, moving to completely carbon neutral production and applying leading animal welfare standards and practices. Huon Aquaculture's CEO, Peter Bender called Forrest's claims about environmental and fish welfare practices ...

Banks face multi-billion risks from climate change: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... debt and impacting business continuity. The report also cited transition risks including tightening energy efficiency standards impacting on property exposures and stranded assets impairing loan portfolios, tightening climate-related policy resulting ...

Agriculture business signs first sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... ourselves and Commonwealth Bank are through negotiation between the two parties," Hart said. "There are very robust standards around SLLs, and we've got EY to undertake an audit of the program and ensure the targets we've set within those three ...

Global sustainable investment grows 15%: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... assets grew 25% between 2018 and 2020. Yet compared to some other regions, growth was slowed by tightening industry standards such as the Responsible Investment Association Australasia's (RIAA's) Responsible Investment Standard. "What was really important ...

ASIC reviewing greenwashing in financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... manager and investor and ultimately help inform rather than mislead or deceive," said RIAA executive manager policy and standards Nicolette Boele. "Accordingly, it is important that, in setting down rules, our regulators accounts for these difference ...

Regulation needs to keep up with the rise of ethical investing: Hejaz Financial Services

HAKAN OZYON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... to protect potentially vulnerable consumers. With speciality funds, there should be a minimum set of requirements and standards that institutions accept nationally, and in time, globally. We must achieve improved financial circumstances for our clients ...

Global fund manager evolving approaches to ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... at NTAM, I was active in terms of being part of industry organisations, such as SASB- The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, furthering the ESG investment agenda. That's an area I will continue to carry forth." Northern Trust Asset Management's ...

IOSCO calls for comparable, reliable ESG reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... regulators around the world, including Australia. IOSCO has been engaging with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation on their work to develop a common set of global sustainability standards designed to "help meet investor ...

Climate change, diversity, inequality top engagement agenda: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... are quite confused about what to disclose, and genuinely I can see why they are, because there are so many different standards out there and regulators really need to step in to fill the void." The EU has set standards on disclosure, and T. Rowe Price ...