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Social impact groups bolster leadership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... at the helm of firms like JP Morgan, and BNP Paribas Securities Services, Braga will head up the Australian arm of the global organization which has offices across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Braga also has experience as chair of the Australian ...

Two new ETFs for Franklin Templeton

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Franklin Templeton has launched actively managed global equity and fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the ASX today. The Franklin Global Growth Fund (FRGG) invests in companies operating in developed and emerging markets from around the world ...

Investors fail to vote for climate despite pledges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... director votes against company performance in the CA100+ benchmark. In recent months, firms including Invesco, State Street Global Advisers, PIMCO, BlackRockJP, and Morgan Asset Management left or scaled back commitment to CA100+. Following this, 60 ...

Rest teams up with Fidelity to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Decarbonising operations was becoming a priority for businesses, and this is expected to continue, said Lill. "Around 40% of total global carbon emissions come from real estate. With 85% of Europe's buildings over 20 years old, improving them provides ...

Upskill needed as mandatory reporting looms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... initiatives, with 77% considering it a cost rather than a value-creating opportunity. These findings come from Kearney, the global management consulting firm. "The perception of sustainability as a cost instead of an opportunity is unfortunately a short-term ...

Australian housing crisis escalates as affordability worsens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... cash rate. "We still expect the first rate cut of 25 basis points will not be until November 2024; and the RBA will lag global easing," UBS economists said. "We still see a relatively slow easing cycle of 25 basis points per quarter, to 3.10% by end- ...

Borrowers pressured for plans as Scope 3 left in dust

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... shift will not be linear and will include a series of cumulative leaps and tipping points over the next few decades. Our global success will depend on maintaining energy security, increasing resiliency and sustaining economic opportunity around the world." ...

Australian Ethical lead returns to CoreData

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
The investment director of one of Australia's premier ethical investment firms has returned to a global market research consultancy after a decade. Angus Dennis has moved back to CoreData to lead responsible investment and ESG, after a two-year stint ...

MLC Life hires from U Ethical

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... practice and infrastructure planning, Lucchese worked for the EU Commission, the UK's Capital Markets Union and the UN Global Compact's Cities Program. Before arriving at U Ethical, she worked as an ESG consultant with MSCI and Urban Systems ...

Canberra acts on billion-dollar net zero plan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... capital and budget support over the coming decade to crowd-in $200-400b of private capital and truly position Australia as a global power in renewable energy supply chains." Buckley said Australian researchers have "the most efficient solar panels in ...