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DigitalX hires NAB exec as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... and value for shareholders." DigitalX is a listed technology and investment company focused on growing the blockchain economy through its digital asset funds management business, digital fintech and regtech products, and blockchain ventures. DigitalX's ...

Proxy advisers criticise new government reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... joint announcement from Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy Jane Hume. "Australia has a highly concentrated proxy advice market which is dominated by just four firms," Frydenberg and Hume ...

New Forests calls for demand and supply integrity on carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... are used in a way that supports genuine emissions reductions in line with achieving net zero emissions across the global economy by 2050," Kuppalli and Jo Saleeba, Head of Sustainability at New Forests said in an article introducing New Forests' carbon ...

Leadership essential in implementing ESG: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... an increasingly major role for our clients, with the Asia Pacific region at the heart of the transition to a low carbon economy. That's why we are aiming for 80% of our solutions to have a focus on ESG in the coming years.

Integrating just transitions into climate calculations: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... opportunities, Reid noted. "It is a combination of that qualitative understanding of the issue as investors look across the whole economy to the social and broader economic issues that will impact on other sectors," she said. "It is about getting better ...

CBA announces $250 in green financing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... certified by CBI, a not-for-profit organisation which aims to promote large-scale investment to deliver a global low-carbon economy. "This latest transaction is embedding international best practice on standards in a new green product, a combination ...

COP26 outcomes means increased focus on physical risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... performers and you achieve a lower overall portfolio. "But does that actually change the long-term trajectory in the overall economy? It's less clear. It's not as simple as, let's target this one metric and that's it."

FSI unlocks green finance for unlisted infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... will activate exclusively to fund projects and assets necessary for the transition to a low carbon and climate resilient economy. The facility provides bridge funding, pending drawdown from the fund's institutional investors. As part of the process of ...

APRA releases guidance on climate change risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... final prudential practice guide on climate change financial risks. Noting that climate risks extend to all sectors of the economy, APRA noted in Prudential Practice Guide CPG 229 Climate Change Financial Risks (CPG 229) that "the need to adapt to the ...

Sustainability moving from "why" to "how": Banksia Foundation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... provide that information as clearly as possible for industry." APCO also works to drive information around the circular economy, which is a key strategy that businesses are seeking to adopt, said Andrew Petersen, chief executive officer of the Business ...