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Ethinvest reaches $100 million milestone

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Demand for responsible investing is up on HUB24, Australia's fastest-growing investment platform. The proof is in the pudding - Ethinvest has hit $100 million in assets on the platform, after launching on HUB24 in late 2016. The ethical and impact ...

Aussie asset managers rise to RI challenge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Magellan and Mint Asset Management have topped the list of responsible investors, thanks to their commitment to higher RI standards. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) crowned 78 members as leaders and a further 36 as runners-up. ...

First Sentier heeds the call of nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
First Sentier Investors gains an edge by vowing to publicly disclose on nature in 2025, joining a growing list of signatories to the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). It joins investors representing US$15.9 trillion AUM - including ...

Nature now a fiduciary duty and financial risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Investors are grappling with inadequate frameworks as nature rises to the top of the agenda for material financial risks, say investor groups. The Senate Inquiry into the Government's Nature Positive Bills has recommended amending legislation to ...

Schroders quietly backpedals on carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Schroders has quietly changed its exclusion policy and sustainable fund offering, all while issuing a disclaimer on ESG. The active investment manager dropped the word 'Sustainable' from its Schroder Sustainable Global Core Fund; the fund will now be ...

UBS passive strategies flagged on human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
A human rights complaint against UBS follows legal precedent that financiers are responsible for acting on human rights in passive index funds. The Swiss human rights watchdog accepted a complaint against UBS for holdings in private prison contractors ...

Green job market heats up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Despite layoffs in other sectors and unemployment rate inching higher, sustainability surges as firms eye top talent in Q3 2024. Ann Austin has been promoted to global head of sustainability, investment management at Lendlease. A company loyalist, she ...

Senate passes landmark climate reporting and net zero authority laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The finance industry welcomes new climate rules to empower investor decision-making and corporate action but urges no further delays in enforcement. Climate reporting will be mandatory for large entities from 1 January 2025, helping investors identify ...

NZ investors to buoy positive impact funds, fears greenwashing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Positive impact fund managers should direct their efforts towards the New Zealand market after an investor survey last month found three in four New Zealanders want to invest in positive impact strategies. The annual survey, Voices of Aotearoa: Demand ...

ISS ESG to plug emissions data shortfall for banks, insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Climate data provider ISS ESG removes one of the biggest hurdles for banks and insurers looking to comply to imminent emissions disclosure laws. This week ISS ESG, the sustainable investment arm of ISS STOXX, announced a string of upgrades to its Climate ...