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SBTi chief Luiz Amaral to step down

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... the Carbon Disclosure Project), the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Amaral was previously director of global solutions for commodities and finance at the WRI. Susan Jenny Her ...

Aus Ethical gets ex-PRI chief

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... growing year on year, with most Australians now expecting their super and other investments to be invested responsibly. Our fund continues to grow in response to this demand. Having Fiona's significant talents on the AES board will help guide our approach ...

Investors exit climate group amid politicisation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... (CalSTRS), Nippon Life Insurance Company, the Church of England Pensions Board, and the New York State Common Retirement Fund. The affirmation sends a signal that "factoring all material risks and opportunities into decision-making aligns with investors' ...

Retirement heavyweight pitches climate fix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... enough." The solution? He is open to ideas, but at present it goes roughly like this: Mandate decarbonisation for the Future Fund, change the performance test, and introduce an equivalent to the safeguard mechanism. The Future Fund should also follow ...

ESG funds are cheaper: Morningstar

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Morningstar Sustainalytics has busted the pervasive market view that ESG investments are inherently more costly, by comparing European ESG funds to their mainstream peers. Researchers analysed the asset-weighted representative costs of funds in Europe ...

Vision Super in hot water over coal investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... purchased $2.2 million worth of Whitehaven Coal stocks after walking back its fossil fuel exclusion policy last year. The super fund changed its environmental, social and governance policy, removing its revenue-based coal, oil and gas investment restrictions ...

Morningstar reveals top three undervalued stocks

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Morningstar analysts have revealed what they believe to be undervalued stocks with sustainable above average dividend payouts to buy and hold for the long-term, with an Australian name making the list. The analysis found Dexus, Telus Corp and Sociedad ...

Demand for human rights solutions intensifies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Ahead of launch in September, the social equivalent of the TCFD has unveiled its key functions as a UN body turns the spotlight on passive funds to do more on human rights. The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights says investors must engage ...

Women continue to lag in asset management

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... senior positions." Female senior analysts are 40% more likely than men to move funds - that's down to talent poaching. "One fund's gain [is] another fund's loss and the whole industry [is] only moving slowly ahead." To drive retention, the research shows ...

Climate philanthropists lend muscle to green metal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... rewards from a decarbonised economy go to both philanthropists and investors. For example, one of Giving Green's funders is fund manager Australian Ethical. In the three months to March, Australian Ethical's High Conviction Fund returned 8% against ...