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Apostle promotes PM to investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Apostle Funds managing director Karyn West said Parkyn's deep industry expertise within ethical and sustainable investing has been vital to the firm's platform of products that focus on sustainable investing. "Apostle will continue to build out ...

Industry unveils plan to boost female executives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... a markets role such as equities research, investment banking or deal advisory, as well as a demonstrable passion for investing. Experience bias and prerequisite modelling limit entry opportunities for women if they haven't risen through the traditionally ...

Gender-based strategy gives impact investing a boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... entrepreneurs. There is a US$360 billion annual financing gap for women-owned small businesses, according to the UN. Impact investing, which is aimed at generating social impact alongside a financial return, could be the answer. Less than 2% of the world's ...

Upward trends continue despite ESG backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Higher interest rates have affected company valuations and the performance of renewable energy stocks. Aversion to ESG investing, driven by political motives, has impacted asset allocation in the US - particularly in red states, where US state government-controlled ...

Tracking nature: finance lags on biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... that has been viewed as permanent. It's not," says biodiversity expert Ingrid Kukuljan, head of impact and sustainable investing at Federated Hermes. "Nature is not boundless, nature is a scarce resource just like any resource... and it's becoming more ...

Rest makes another impact investment allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... invested in an international listed equities strategy run by Ninety-One, which "aims to achieve long-term total returns by investing in companies that are expected to contribute to the transition to a lower-carbon global economy," and focuses on businesses ...

Global managers drop out, scale back on Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... framework over the past couple of years," JPMAM said in a statement. "The firm has built a team of 40 dedicated sustainable investing professionals including investment stewardship specialists who also leverage one of the biggest buy side research teams ...

Rest increases impact investment with Cibus fund allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... investment and sustainability Leilani Weier. "As a super fund representing one in five young Australians, we believe impact investing represents a powerful opportunity for us to grow our members' super, while helping to build a more sustainable future," ...

Grok Ventures appoints new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... "scale our climate investment opportunities." "Grok has been a first mover and made real world impacts via their climate investing. I am excited by the opportunity of supporting Grok's own ambitions to deploy more capital here in Australia and internationally," ...

SIX launches share platform for investors, activists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Future Super has launched Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX), a share trading platform that combines activism and investing. SIX is co-founded by Adam Verwey, a former co-founder of Future Super, and Sophie Hall, an experienced product designer and ...