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Historic data stymies climate risk pricing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... lead to unintended outcomes and risk-and-return trade-offs, the head of responsible investing research at a specialist global asset manager says. Fund managers want to make better decisions when it comes to climate risk - but feel that current methodologies ...

Nature taskforce announces leadership overhaul

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... advisory role, alongside eight other heavyweights. The other senior advisors hail from the World Economic Forum (WEF), Global Canopy, the Green Finance Institute, NatureFinance, and more. TNFD co-chair Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, who has held the role since ...

Fund managers "eagerly" await green Treasury bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond ETF. "Importantly, the issuance of a Treasury Green Bond will create increased global interest in Australian dollar denominated green bonds, and encourage State Governments and corporates to expand their own green ...

Mercer nabs Aware sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... career in the financial markets at Varna Capital, a financing company that provides solutions for property developers. "With global ESG investment experience in both asset management and asset ownership roles, I am passionate about driving positive sustainability ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid "new market regime"

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Nuveen's latest global institutional investor survey shows that investors are adjusting risk management and asset allocation strategies due to geopolitical tensions, higher rates, market volatility, and upcoming elections, with three themes dominating ...

Legal loophole fail: compliance won't dodge risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Heritage Protection Alliance (FNHPA) in partnership with the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and the UN Global Compact Network Australia (UNGCNA). The initiative is supported by HESTA, Perpetual, KPMG Australia, Lendlease, and Allens. ...

Kiwi energy broker sparks interest across the pond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... business and will give clients access to the New Zealand Emissions Units (NZU) market. The NZU market is sought after by global investors due to its high integrity, the company said. The firm operates across 28 countries as a trading intermediary in ...

Lombard Odier brings plastic circularity fund down under

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... extend the plastics' life; and providing collection, sorting, and recycling solutions. The strategy is overseen by global head of private assets and co-lead portfolio manager Christopher Tritten and co-lead portfolio manager Victoire Carous. "We're ...

Execs sceptical of 2050 net zero goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... view was consistent across most regions - and the sector most likely to believe this was oil and gas executives. It is the global scientific consensus that to mitigate the most severe climate impacts, net emissions in global human-caused carbon dioxide ...

Big super's plan on fossil fuel return

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... lagging share price, but a compelling vision seems absent." In February, Woodside and Santos ended talks to create a A$80b global oil and gas behemoth. Santos' development portfolio targeted for investment within the next two years would generate ...