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QBE, Suncorp among global insurers exiting coal: Unfriend Coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... exit policies. However, most specialty insurers on the Lloyd's market have yet to take action. US insurers are beginning to shift, with coal exit policies announced by Chubb and AXIS Capital. AIG and Liberty Mutual are now among the biggest international ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... what will be done to change those cultural failings, and if the culture tends to discourage "speak-up", how then does it shift to a culture of accountability, speaking up, and ownership of outcomes? Investors will have an opportunity to pass their judgement ...

Incorporating climate risk into investing, finance, and insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... the issue is not an option for most businesses. For example, consider what will happen to petrol stations if there is a shift to electric vehicles. Will they transition to offering charging services? If you are in the petrol station business you will ...

Ausbil joins Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
Ausbil Investment Management has become the first Australian fund manager to sign up to the Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution (IDPP), a declaration citing plastic pollution as a clear risk to the environment and to the branding of companies ...

Retail investors would accept lower returns for ethical performance: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... for directors and management with a laser focus on short-term returns. They expect more of corporate leadership and will shift their investment elsewhere if they don't get it."

Q&A with Pablo Berrutti on launch of Altiorem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... seven years. He is also the founder of Altiorem, an online library and resource centre to support the finance industry in he shift towards sustainability. Altiorem will launch in 2020. Berutti speaks with Rachel Alembakis about the forthcoming project. ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
BlackRock Investment Management has launched a new unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund. The fund is benchmarked to a customised Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Select ex-Fossil Fuels Index and is AUD hedged. It is "designed for ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... needed to achieve those goals. Through this Initiative, the Australian financial services sector aims to accelerate the shift towards aligning the financial system with a sustainable economy that is fit for the future. "Now the work really begins," O'Connor ...

ASX200 boards still below 30% gender diversity target: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Four ASX200 companies still have no women on their boards, and overall, gender diversity on the boards of ASX200 companies have not hit the 30% target, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The latest AICD Gender Diversity ...

Responsible investment a fundamental practice in NZ: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Responsible investment is a "fundamental practice" in New Zealand, accounting for more than 70% of total assets under management (AUM), according to the latest Benchmark Report issued by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA). ...