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Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... year's AGM 58% of shareholders voted down Woodside's Climate Transition Action Plan. Market Forces analyst Brett Morgan said Woodside "disregarded the world-record vote" and urged investors to exert influence on the resources house to curb climate ...

Aussie funds loyal in climate group exodus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... in the Australian market." There was no comment on specific departures or new signatories. This follows earlier exits by Morgan Stanley Investment Management subsidiaries Parametric and Calvert Research and Management, as well as AllianceBernstein, Allspring ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... its sights set on opportunities in Australia. The $70 billion workplace pension fund has enlisted Campbell Global, J.P. Morgan Asset Management's timberland investment advisory company, to develop a portfolio of direct investments focused on traditional ...

Investors bow to political pressure: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... but insists more funds have signed up than have departed. Parametric and Calvert Research and Management - both owned by Morgan Stanley Investment Management - recently left the CA100+. The investor-led initiative acts to ensure the world's largest ...

Microsoft makes largest ever offset purchase

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... tech firms have now placed their trust in controversial DAC and DAC credits. Recently, Alphabet, Stripe, Meta, Shopify, JP Morgan Chase and other entities signed on to a $40 million agreement with startup 280 Earth to develop novel DAC tech in the US. ...

Investors exit climate group amid politicisation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... in May. The high-profile withdrawals have been pinned to heavy politicisation of ESG. This follows the departure of J.P. Morgan, Invesco, State Street, and Pimco earlier this year. Blackrock also scaled back its involvement. CA100+ supports investors ...

Vision Super in hot water over coal investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... in Whitehaven Coal, one of Australia's worst climate wreckers," Market Forces superannuation funds campaigner Brett Morgan said. "By scrapping its coal exclusion policy, Vision Super is out of step with member expectations as many super funds are ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said at the Morgan Stanley Australia Summit in Sydney yesterday that a key goal of the Budget was to fight inflation in a way that doesn't damage an already weak economy. "... the primary focus of the Budget was to tackle ...

Fintech group nabs ESG lead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... employees, customers, industries, suppliers, communities and investors, with a sustainable lens." Automic ESG Principal, Steve Morgan commented on the reason for the appointment. "Our core purpose is to help companies manage ESG compliance and reputational ...

Global investors unite for Climate Action 100+

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... lagging on leveraging active ownership towards better climate governance. This includes BlackRock, State Street and JP Morgan Asset Management which exited early this year. Australia's Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), which runs the network ...