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Nature and climate now on equal footing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Ahead of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit on November 7-8, experts discuss how investors can integrate nature risks into climate strategies. With stronger nature protection laws currently before parliament, it is emerging as a key ...

As water rises, insurer swims against tide

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Most insurers are reacting to climate change by pushing up premiums - but FM thinks discounted premiums are the right way to go when it comes to reducing risk and preventing payouts. The commercial insurance company is freeing up the finances of its ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires impact PMs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has added two impact investors to its sustainable investments team - one from Save the Children and the other from Brightlight Group. Both Julianne Wilkin and Charles Liu - who joined as senior portfolio manager and portfolio ...

Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has awarded State Street's Charles River a mandate to automate its investment portfolio's front and middle office operations. The ethical investment manager will use Charles River's Investment Management Solution, which ...

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 ...

New alliance brings green data to financial markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Financed emissions and climate risk analyst Emmi has teamed up with global data provider FactSet to boost the finance sector's access to data. Following the ethos 'what gets measured, gets managed', Emmi has spent four years developing this ...

Social-washing hides lapse in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... only an altruistic argument but also a financial one. Companies that solve the challenges increasingly faced by our environment and society are likely to be well-positioned for growth in the future, particularly where a need for a solution remains largely ...

UN PRI bolsters APAC expertise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Institute (ASFI), Women in Economics Network, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), NSW Circular the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and the state government. The UN PRI also appointed Kazuma Osaki as head of policy for Asia-Pacific ...

Impact investor boosts affordable housing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
In five years since inception, one asset manager which blends the expertise of nonprofit and finance specialists has invested over $400 million of impact via managed funds. Conscious Investment Management (CIM) is focused on delivering social and environmental ...

BNP Paribas shutters EARTH Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Three years on from its launch, the BNP Paribas EARTH Trust is to be wound up. Investors have been notified of the fund's termination, which is scheduled to be completed by November 22. As responsible entity, Equity Trustees said the decision to ...