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Ausbil steps up slavery crackdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... member of the NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner's Advisory Panel for the 2024-2025 financial year. This comes as the boutique fund manager became the first investor to sign with Domus 8.7, an anti-slavery charity set up to help meet the UN Sustainable Development ...

Green moves at MSCI, Future Fund, Minderoo, U Ethical

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... approach ethical investment with a holistic view, enhancing both our stewardship and investment practices." Meanwhile, Future Fund has appointed its new director of sustainability communications. Jennifer Dearn has been with Australia's sovereign wealth ...

Nature and climate now on equal footing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... The rapid decline of biodiversity - a 73% drop in monitored wildlife populations in just 50 years, per the World Wildlife Fund - has material business impacts, with half of Australia's GDP dependent on ecosystem services. The first step to protecting ...

Broader job pain finally hits ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... skillset, and salaries reflected that. But it seems that for now, those companies have found what they were looking for. "Many fund managers and superannuation funds have already integrated ESG reporting into their operations, positioning themselves ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires impact PMs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... senior portfolio manager and portfolio manager, respectively - have either worked with Macquarie Group or a Macquarie-backed fund. "We have recently expanded our sustainable investments team to enhance our approach to investing in social and environmental ...

Funds SA and Apostle jump on activist group rebound

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
The embattled global climate alliance has its phoenix moment reporting 90 new signatories across every continent, including Future Group, Funds SA, and Apostle Funds Management. However, a significant loss of 71 members means the Climate Action 100+ ...

Ethinvest reaches $100 million milestone

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Demand for responsible investing is up on HUB24, Australia's fastest-growing investment platform. The proof is in the pudding - Ethinvest has hit $100 million in assets on the platform, after launching on HUB24 in late 2016. The ethical and impact ...

Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... product solutions for wholesale and institutional clients. Roberts also oversees Australian Ethical's Infrastructure Debt Fund, which finances local projects with a social or environmental benefit. Australian Ethical chief investment officer Ludovic ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
The controversial $370 billion pact between the US, Australia, and the UK, or 'AUKUS', is being sold as a boon for the economy and nation-building exercise that will amplify defence capabilities and strengthen regional security. But is it all ...

Mega recovery on cards for sustainable funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Sisyphus-like task, says Dugald Higgins, head of responsible investment and sustainability. Unease surrounding fluctuating fund performance and regulatory uncertainty - particularly with regards to greenwashing litigations - means managers are overly ...