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Australian wellbeing hits record low

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... that better serves the people and the planet." Esther Kerr, CEO of Wealth and Capital Markets at Australian Unity said the mutual company welcomes the Federal Government's commitment to implementing a wellbeing index alongside traditional economic measures. ...

Investing in First Nations People

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... holdings and potential for renewable energy and nature-based solutions, businesses and investors are well-placed to find mutual sustained prosperity with Indigenous peoples through collaborative and equitable partnerships. "You can't have green without ...

New Zealand regulator warns Vanguard for disclosure failure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... instances in offer documents of three funds. These funds are also offered to New Zealand investors through the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition regime (MRSO regime). Under New Zealand regulation, Vanguard was required to provide the Disclose Register ...

Bank Australia sets interim 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... has announced that it will aim to reduce its carbon emissions by 64% by 2030 as an interim step to net zero by 2035. The mutual bank's target, which applies to Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and covers its financed emissions, has been validated by the Science ...

US Dept of Labor green-lights ESG integration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... to February 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission alleged Goldman Sachs had several failures in relation to two mutual funds and one separately managed account within the Fundamental Equity group. These were the Goldman Sachs ESG Emerging Markets ...

FM Global to provide climate resilience discount

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... clients to improve their resilience to risks from climate change will also go to improving overall risk benchmarking for the mutual insurer, Duncan said. The resilience credit is among the latest tool that FM Global has released for clients. Earlier ...

Invest in sustainable development for positive return: RadiantESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... tailwinds, according to US investment management firm RadiantESG Recently, RadiantESG has been selected as sub-adviser on a US mutual fund with US$30 million in assets under management. The focus of the fund US small and mid-cap equities with a growth ...

Resource efficiency a marker for investment performance: Osmosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Companies that are more resource-efficient, including efficiency in managing environmental factors, are more likely to provide stronger risk-adjusted returns, according to Osmosis Investment Management. Osmosis uses its in-house research process to ...

Heritage Bank hires first ESG and sustainability manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Heritage Bank has created the role of ESG and sustainability manager. The mutual bank has hired Andrew Masci to the newly created role, its first dedicated ESG resource. Masci will drive the ongoing development of Heritage's ESG framework including ...

Calls to strengthen Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Australia's Modern Slavery Act is under review for impact and effectiveness, and investors have a role to play in both potentially strengthening the statutory obligations as well as impacting on an issue that is getting worse globally. A panel of experts ...