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Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... decisions," said Kunal Kapoor, Morningstar chief executive officer. "From climate change to supply-chain practices, the nature of the investment process is evolving and shining a spotlight on demand for stakeholder capitalism. Whether assessing the durability ...

Sustainable Australia Fund on COVID-19 impacts, upgrade finance outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... enjoy energy efficiency savings whilst the building owner pays the charges associated with the upgrade. The long-dated nature of the loan could potentially be appealing from the perspective of preserving cashflow, Bocskay noted. Businesses can access ...

Forum360 highlights case for virtual shopping for fund managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... decision making, and other characteristics. The virtual meeting space proposition of Forum360 matches the multichannel nature of wholesale funds distribution, Hirst said. "A company can distribute via media, brokers, proxy firms, whether that's the adviser ...

Australia bears sovereign risk with fossil fuel dependence: Beyond Ratings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... funds that hold government bonds today are exposed to the impact of climate risk over the long-term," Chateau said. "The nature and severity of these risks is unique to individual governments and their economies and is measured within the FTSE Climate ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... just 35% for German firms. This leads to a model of "labour-light, tech-forward" business models, and that impacts on the nature of the workforce, Hyat said. "The nature of the workforce has changed," Hyat said. "You have a more skilled workforce, their ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... -Risk Management. Furthermore, in a paper titled "Climate change: Awareness to action", APRA wrote about "the financial nature of climate change risks to its regulated entities. APRA has advised that these risks are material, foreseeable and actionable ...

Global green bond market continues to grow, expand: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... taxonomy of the Chinese market but they were the first," she said. "The coordinated effort of the EU and the cooperative nature of so many participants is a massive undertaking. Whether or not other jurisdictions will follow, time will tell. It depends ...

Integrating ESG essential to infrastructure portfolio: First Sentier Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... corporate governance (ESG) considerations is essential to building an infrastructure portfolio because of the long term nature of the assets, according to First Sentier Investors. Niall Mills, First Sentier Investors "If you take a big infrastructure ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... what are Australian companies doing to address deforestation risk," said Jessica Panegyres, Wilderness Society national nature campaigner and report co-author. "We researched the different companies, to underhand who are the leaders and who are the laggards ...

Millennials prioritise long term returns, fees in investment funds: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... insights - not just about cost, although it's not just that, it's about an experience as well." Tomlinson noted the unexpected nature of the ranking of ethical funds. "When we did it, we didn't expect to see that either," he said. "London ground to a ...