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IGCC names climate champions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... on the board of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and the advisory group to the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative. Meanwhile for best in corporate engagement, Australian Ethical Investment's acting ethical stewardship ...

Australia's chance to step up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... which was already emerging in America," said Sonya Sawtell-Rickson, HESTA CIO. "A lot of the really large, global asset managers are based in the US, and we're already seeing them starting to backtrack their public positions. They're not as ambitious... ...

Green moves at MSCI, Future Fund, Minderoo, U Ethical

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... in delivering high quality data and ratings, advanced analytics and client-led solutions to the world's largest asset managers, asset owners and banks. I am looking forward to leading the next generation of innovation to deliver enhanced solutions and ...

81 major investors lock in climate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... representing 98.9% of the total AUM of members. It's estimated that the total AUM at the world's 500 largest asset managers hit US$128 trillion at the end of 2023. NZAOA says its members were the first in the financial industry to set Paris-aligned ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires impact PMs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... members." Wilkin has held leadership roles in the corporate and charity sectors for over 20 years, switching to asset managers where environmental or social outcomes were valued as highly as financial returns. The recruit joins from Save the Children ...

Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... State Steet Australian country head Tim Helyar said the mandate shows that State Street Alpha "provides value to asset managers and owners, of varying complexity and scale," looking to streamline their investment process and deliver efficiencies across ...

Aussie asset managers rise to RI challenge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... members as leaders and a further 36 as runners-up. The RIAA Responsible Investment Scorecard assesses the actions of asset managers in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand during the 2023 calendar year. In Australia, more standouts included First Sentier ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... greenwashing remains a regulatory priority globally, as governments look to increase transparency to investors. Asset managers should be prepared for the ongoing expansion of economy wide ESG reporting going forward," she said. Meanwhile, KPMG Global ...

Australia fails benchmark for female-led funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... from 20% to 27% year on year. "Progress, however, barely moved in some major developed world jurisdictions for asset managers. These include the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Switzerland. In these, female portfolio managers form between ...

Podcast: The Right to Disconnect and toxic corporate culture with Emma Pringle

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Maple-Brown Abbott, a boutique firm with around $9 billion in assets under management. Emma explains how investors, asset managers, and boards respond when workplaces are exposed as dysfunctional or 'toxic' - and what impact this has on business ...