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Integrating ESG considerations in securities lending programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... into securities lending programs is a consideration on the agenda. Natalie Floate, head of market and financing services, Asia-Pacific, at BNP Paribas Securities Services Securities lending arrangements permits the beneficial owner of a security to lend ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... effects is that Australians are more likely to get sunburn from UVB than those living in Europe, North America or most of Asia. According to the Australian government we have one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. At least two in three ...

Amundi reports increased demand for fixed income ETFs, ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Pacific market, we have seen more and more appetite from Asian countries. Main appetite on the fixed income side is Southeast Asia - there is appetite in Singapore, in Thailand, and also appetite in N Asia with Korea and Taiwan having more and more questions. ...

SSGA to vote against ASX100, global ESG laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... voting against board members of companies that are laggards on ESG performance. Benjamin Colton, head of asset stewardship, Asia Pacific, SSGA CEO Cyrus Taraporevala announced in his annual letter to corporate boards that they will "take appropriate ...

Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... migration and increased urbanisation is a growing feature across Asian countries, which is shaped by a number of factors. "Asia is changing, and as a market, it's driven by technology change, population growth and migration trends," Carlsson-Sweeny said. ...

Eurozone outperforms North America in ESG investing: Amundi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... transatlantic divide in the sustainable investing space given the latest developments." There was no data on Australian or Asia-Pacific markets in the paper. In other areas, Amundi also reported that integration of social criteria has expanded. Whilst ...

BlackRock joins Climate Action 100+ investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... put companies that ignore their responsibilities on notice," Mikula-Wright said. "The reach of Climate Action 100+ across Asia will be significantly bolstered by this announcement."

How the law can drive impact through investment: B Lab

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... Zealand Anna Crabb, Head of Strategy and Partnerships, B Lab Australia and New Zealand At the recent Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific, two common challenges emerged: how to simply and efficiently identify companies committed to creating positive ...

QBE, Suncorp among global insurers exiting coal: Unfriend Coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... operate them, and adopted similar policies for tar sands. QBE and Suncorp announced exit policies this year, while in other Asia Pacific markets, Japanese, Chinese and Korean insurers such as Tokio Marine, SOMPO, Sinosure and Samsung Fire & Marine continue ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing act relating to money coming in and out of Australia from Europe and Asia? Westpac has an entire page dedicated to its positive ratings and recommendations around sustainability perfomance. Even the ...