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MUFG appoints Rob Ward head of project finance, ESG finance, Oceania

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... demand for ESG financing and advice across our Institutional customer base." In 2019, MUFG announced that it will commit a total sum of JPY20 trillion (USD188 billion) into sustainability related financing by 2030. The bank is also a global leader in ...

Carbon emissions need to peak "as soon as possible": AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... According to AXA IM's 2019 Global Stewardship Report, climate change accounted for more than 40% of the investment manager's total engagement with companies. In a 12-month period, AXA IM engaged with 217 issuers, voted at 6016 general meetings, and 64,439 ...

Climate change, unclear policy response pose investment risk: JANA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... simple as that. What it does lead to is having this holistic view from the top down." JANA has approximately $600 billion in total assets under advice. A survey of JANA clients has also demonstrated widespread dissatisfaction with Canberra, with the ...

Ethical approach yields investment benefits: Crescent Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... ethics, value and social good. As a result of this conservative approach to funds management it has a cash balance of 22% of total portfolio, which means the fund is in a strong liquidity position, the fund said. The fund currently has approximately ...

Global stimulus an opportunity for sustainable investment: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... EU, with funding of â,¬750 billion as well as targeted reinforcements to the long-term EU budget for 2021-2027, with a total commitment of â,¬1.85 trillion. The plan focuses both on immediate short term recovery in health and employment, as well ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... EU, with funding of â,¬750 billion as well as targeted reinforcements to the long-term EU budget for 2021-2027, with a total commitment of â,¬1.85 trillion. The plan focuses both on immediate short term recovery in health and employment, as well ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... to treat risk for what it is, which is forward looking assumptions in the face of uncertainty," Barker said. "If the sum total about your assumptions about the future is that it will be a substantive replica of the past, and not actively turning your ...

Poor disclosure around labour hire workforce in listed companies: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... rights ACCR's report, Labour Hire and Contracting Across the ASX100, examined 19 companies and found that 37% report the total number and/or percentage of contractors and/or labour hire workers in their Australian operations. Meanwhile, while 86% of ...

IFM Investors report carbon emission reduction in Australian infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Cross Station in Melbourne and Northern Territory Airports (Darwin Airport and other NT airports). IFM Investors reported total scope 1 emissions of 59,254 tonnes of CO2 and 948,672 tonnes of scope 2 emissions, and a total of 273,514 tonnes CO2 of portfolio ...

Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have established the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group. The steering group aims to "coordinate the management of climate and environmental ...