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Proxy adviser reforms overturned by Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... unwarranted and did not promote a healthy system of corporate governance." CPA Australia general manager external affairs, policy and advocacy Jane Rennie welcomed the vote and said that the reforms would have resulted in poorer transparency of investee ...

Conscious Investment Management expands investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... accommodation (SDA) and social and affordable housing as well as seeking to maximise its impact through active involvement in policy and advocacy for these areas. Tran comes to Conscious Investment from Summer Housing, Australia's largest SDA provider. ...

Franklin Templeton hires CalPERS exec for new global head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Pensions and Investment Research Consultants (PIRC) Ltd. Simpson also brings experience in the international regulatory and policy arena. She served on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Investor Advisory Committee, the Public Company Accounting ...

Data challenges inhibit ESG integration in sovereign credit ratings: World Bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... investment horizon "ingrained in the financial industry" and the longer-term horizon of many ESG factors. "As a result, unless policy makers and regulators explicitly mandate CRAs to focus on a longer term-horizon, driven by changing societal perspectives ...

Portfolio holdings disclosure regulations come into effect

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... behind other markets when it comes to portfolio holdings disclosures. "Australia might have a great national superannuation policy, but entity-level disclosure of Australia's super funds is in the main poor due to the culture of super funds and investment ...

Australian funds highlighted for climate action plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... emissions economy by 2050 or sooner. The ladder calls for actions within the four areas - investment, corporate engagement, policy advocacy, and investor disclosure, with governance as a cross-cutting theme across all areas. "You can see there are different ...

Decarbonisation a key megatrend in private markets: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... where forward returns are more challenged." Forecasting how the world gets to net zero requires a solid understanding of policy, innovation, cost and resilience, which can create opportunities in power, transportation industry and agriculture, BlackRock ...

TCorp recaps performance of $5.2 billion sustainability bond programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... government committees around sustainable finance with joint representation at each, so you do have that overarching NSW policy view embedded in the program. "The debate around the framework, the technicalities - we have a robust process around selecting ...

Treasury Wine Estates inks sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... communities, and producing sustainable wine. Recent initiatives including launching a global domestic and family violence policy, becoming a founder member of the Sustainable Wine Roundtable, and joining the RE100 global renewable power initiative. "Setting ...

SGX mandates TCFD, diversity reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... industries with the biggest impact." Also effective January 2022, SGX-listed entities will have to set a board diversity policy that addresses "gender, skill and experience, and other relevant aspects of diversity," according to SGX. Issuers must also ...