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Watchdog cracks down on climate reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... disclosures provide Australian investors data that will help in pricing the risk and opportunities of climate change to investment portfolios, allowing the Australian investment community to play its role in the carbon transition," CEO Blake Briggs said. ...

Ultra rich bet on green energy for data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... ultra-high-net-worth clients and family offices. Increasingly, some wealthy investors are adopting a 'Next Gen' investment approach. The objective is not only to maximise returns and preserve capital for the future - but also to create values-driven ...

Robeco specialist poached by Northern Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... asset manager to join a former colleague at Northern Trust Asset Management. Jan Rohof - the firm's technical quant investment specialist based in Sydney - is joining former Robecco executive Guido Baltussen, who took on the role of quantitative ...

DEI code to boost retention: CFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
In the war for talent, a 77-year-old institute for investment analysts turns to a much-needed solution: a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) code of conduct. This week the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute and its local member chapter ...

Australia fails benchmark for female-led funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... outperformed. They include Allianz Global Investors' Corrina (Hui Chung) Xiao, TIAA-CREF' Pei Chen, American Century Investment Management's Jackie Wagner, 1919 Funds' Aimee M. Eudy, and Royal London Asset Management's Paola Binns ...

Industry lobbying weakens nature laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Concerns regarding potential delays in clean energy project approvals and the impact on sector investment by Nature Positive laws are the result of lobbying from mining groups, according to a finance think tank. Negotiations continue in Canberra over ...

Investors worth $42trn target state leaders at COP29

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... on Climate Change (AIGCC), CDP, Ceres, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, Principles for Responsible Investment, and UNEP Finance Initiative. The group says the letter is "the most comprehensive" investor call for policy change. The statement ...

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

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... employee satisfaction play in financial performance, and will financiers actually consider the new law when making investment decisions? Today, we are joined by Emma Pringle, Head of ESG and Portfolio Manager at Maple-Brown Abbott, a boutique firm with ...

Nature now a fiduciary duty and financial risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... says investors have a fiduciary duty to manage the physical, transition and systemic risks of nature. The Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA), whose members manage US$29 trn urges stronger environmental laws and the establishment of ...

Executives urge Canberra to move faster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... counterparts; 61% have lobbied or made political donations, compared to just 44% globally. "Uncertainty on policy can deter investment, and why better use of market signals can generate more investment flows and a more efficient allocation of resources ...