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BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... environment, but also good for portfolios." Vynokur noted that the ETFs are also tilted towards stocks in the healthcare and technology sector, which have proven more resilient through 2020. Fund return after fees for FAIR is 4.83% for the month of May ...

State Street Global Advisors launch Climate ESG International Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... and brown revenues while increasing exposure to more sustainable companies generating green revenues from low-carbon technology and those adapting to climate change, State Street Global Advisors said. The State Street Climate ESG International Equity ...

Majority of Australians want greater action on climate change: Glow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... platform. Panellists are sourced from partner company Dynata, a provider of consumer panels. Glow is a SaaS market research technology platform that makes "rapid, robust and cost effective data insights more accessible to businesses and professionals." ...

Accelerating digitalisation an investment opportunity: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... accelerate the trend of digitisation as companies have shifted to work from home, meaning that funds that are invested in technology are poised to capture market opportunity. Ama Seery, ESG analyst, Janus Henderson. The Janus Henderson Global Sustainable ...

Pivot to virtual AGMs, communication offer opportunities: Redback Connect

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... for people in a wholesale way for what they're thinking," Downs said. "It can make it much easier to communicate." Technology can enhance transparency and accountability, Downs said. "The beauty of this accessibility element is that it allows people ...

Four structural challenges for business to navigate post-lockdown: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... continued rise of "weightless" firms - a "dramatic acceleration of the trend towards firms built on capital-light, technology-heavy models and centred on investments in software, research and development, data and intellectual property" as a third trend ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... with revenue of more than $100 million annually, under the Australian Modern Slavery Act. Experts from investment, technology, non-governmental organisations and trade unions spoke with The Sustainability Report regarding their concerns for employees ...

Coronavirus pandemic produces supply chain crisis: Baker McKenzie

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... diversification in sourcing strategies, according to a new report from Baker McKenzie and Oxford Economics. Anne Petterd, technology, communications and commercial partner, Baker McKenzie The supply chain crisis is due "primarily to the pandemic creating ...

Green tech can fuel net-zero transition, stimulus: ClimateWorks Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Decarbonisation Futures: Solutions, actions and benchmarks for a net zero emissions Australia, outlining pathways where technology, business and investor action and government policy can be deployed to reach global goals of keeping warming below 1.5 ...

Coronavirus forcing companies to virtual AGMs, full proxy voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... years end 31 December are postponed for two months - until the end of July - and will support the use of appropriate technology to hold hybrid or virtual AGMs, where permitted under a company's constitution and provided shareholders are afforded a reasonable ...