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AI toolkit to protect human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
A lack of AI regulation poses a serious threat to human rights, as digital privacy is invaded, intellectual property is stolen, algorithms are trained by human bias, and discrimination and deepfake pornography proliferates the internet. If AI is not ...

ClearBridge launches first local global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... its first global equity strategy in Australia as it looks to introduce more in the future. The ClearBridge Global Growth Fund invests in 60 to 100 growth companies and aims to deliver above-market returns. The fund tracks the MSCI AC World (Net) (AUD) ...

J.P. Morgan vows $2.5 tn for sustainable development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... decade, including $1 trillion for green initiatives. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co estimates that the allocation of capital needed to fund the net zero transition is around $150 tn. In its recently released Environmental Social Governance Report 2023, the firm ...

Investors back climate disclosure mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... (IGCC) - a leading network for Australian and New Zealand investors acting on climate - leads the charge to call on super fund, specialist investors and advisory group members to back the laws. The IGCC calls on Canberra to legislate an International ...

Australian Ethical reaches $10 bn FUM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... and long-term, risk adjusted returns. The result was driven by positive net flows and strong investment performance. The fund reported positive net flows of $137 million for the March 2024 quarter on the back of new member growth and an increase in superannuation ...

ISPT issues $1.5bn sustainably linked loan facility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... $1.5 billion sustainably linked syndicated term loan that is reportedly one of the largest for any Australia real estate fund manager. The facility is evenly split across five and seven-year tenors and has attracted participation from 20 lenders. Commonwealth ...

UniSuper invests $623m in Macquarie green fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... announced it has committed up to US$400 million (AU$623 million) to the Macquarie Green Energy and Climate Opportunities Fund (MGECO). MGECO is an open-ended fund that invests in large scale, mature sustainable technologies to support the transition ...

RIAA: Green bonds broaden investor appeal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... we know that clients would like to invest more in local green projects. There is certainly an appetite from investors to fund green projects, while also receiving a financial return," she said. Xuan Shen Ou Yong will be joining the panel session 'Private ...

Funding green buildings risks greenwashing accusations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... reduce emissions in hard-to-abate sectors like steel, cement, and aluminium." To date a total of $184 billion in combined fund flows have been moved into SFT's by Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), National Australia Bank (NAB), Commonwealth ...

Aware Super appoints ESG, product and insurance heads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... superannuation background - was elevated from head of insurance, a position he has held since 2018 when the superannuation fund was First State. As insurance lead, Evans has long worked to make a difference in the lives of members including at a time ...