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Company secretaries weigh challenges, opportunities of virtual AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Planning and running a virtual AGM is a dramatically different experience from running a live event, and company preparing for forthcoming virtual and hybrid AGMs in the next few months should draw on the experience of those companies who went through ...

Australian passive sustainable funds grow to $3.6 billion: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... funds, accounting for more than three fourths of global assets. The U.S. represents 20%, up from 13% three years ago. The total number of sustainable passive funds available to investors globally more than tripled over the trailing five years to the ...

Australian Ethical sees further growth for ethical funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... profit after tax of $9.5 million, an increase of 46%, while underlying profit after tax (UPAT) was $9.3 million (up 42%). Total funds under management is $4.05 billion (up 19%). "I think the penny has dropped, that money can do well, and that myth that ...

CEFC backs project to bring Tesla Powerwall to SA social housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... the energy markets and network operators." AEMO has forecast that rooftop solar could provide 22 per cent of Australia's total energy by 2040, representing as much as 50 gigawatts. At the same time, embedded battery storage capacity, including VPPs ...

Responsible investment AUM grows, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... report traces the growth and progress of the responsible investment industry in Australia. The report finds that 37% of total professionally managed assets under management (TAUM), which now sits at $3,135 trillion according to the Australian Bureau ...

GreenCollar secures funding for Queensland carbon farming projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... five projects that they will pursue as a result of LRF funding: Beef and Conservation for the Future (Monto QLD) 50,000 total carbon credits (ACCUs) estimated to be generated over 10 years 1544ha of native vegetation retained and improved Recovery of ...

Investors to increase climate-linked passive investments: DWS Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... survey sponsored by fund manager DWS Group. Sebastian Schiele, head of passive mandates sales, Europe and Asia Pacific, DWS A total of 65% of pension fund investors say they plan to increase their allocations to climate-linked passive funds over the ...

Microfinance provider Grameen Australia hires Adam Mooney

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... flexible payment options. The first stores opened up in Collingwood and Dandenong in Victoria eight years ago. Since then, a total of seven stores have opened up nationally.

ESG superannuation funds outperform in torrid year: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Four out of the top five best performing personal balanced super fund investment options for the 2019-2020 financial year were ESG options, according to research from Rainmaker Information. While the overall Rainmaker MySuper investment performance ...

Three lessons when assessing ESG risks: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... governance should far outweigh environmental and social aspects for credit risk and hence merits a larger weight in our model. In total, the analyst overlay suggested 50% of the overall rating should come from governance, including 10% from accounting ...