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Does sustainable investing underperform?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The market value of sustainable ETFs has seen a meteoric rise, from about US$350 million in 2012 to almost US$100 billion at the end of 2022, but new research questions whether that growth was built with manager skill. 2020 saw large outperformance ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Insurance leaders have reframed the challenge of climate risk as an opportunity, stating that physical risk from climate change is not the biggest challenge to insurance. Finity Consulting principal Rade Musulin and Swiss Reinsurance head of property ...

Australian companies lagging on climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Australia's top carbon-emitting companies are still failing to align their decarbonisation targets with the end goal of containing global warming at 1.5° by 2050, according to the latest assessment by Climate Action 100+. Emissions at the 14 Australian ...

Danish pension fund completes US$520m divestment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension has completed a fossil fuel divestment program to exit its portfolio of oil and gas stocks worth US$520 million with the sale of Italy's ENI. The fund, which oversees $20 billion in client assets, has undergone ...

Climate fund assets reach half a trillion dollars

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... US$818 million. Assets in US climate funds grew by 4% in the past 18 months to US$31.7 billion despite the Inflation Reduction Act. This is attributed to high oil and gas prices, as well as falling valuations in renewable energy stocks. European investors ...

Rainmaker names ESG leader super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... competitive investment returns all while satisfying the Sole Purpose Test as required by the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act. "ESG and sustainability principles are a rapidly evolving part of Australia's superannuation landscape with ever-increasing ...

Grim stats for company, investor net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Both Australian companies and Australian super funds are unlikely to meet their decarbonization targets based on current trajectory, raising new risks for financial and corporate investment stability. According to Acadian Asset Management, the ASX300 ...

Nature credits a potential bonanza for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... outlining the next steps required to harness the TNFD framework's momentum. Clayton Utz notes that Australian companies need to act fast on TNFD and those that move quickly to integrate climate and nature reporting will have a "first mover advantage." ...

Legal changes put sexual harassment on par with workplace safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... management of sexual harassment, and effective reporting channels. We see this as a very positive change. "Specifically, this act requires the proactive management of risks... It shifts the burden of responsibility." Cairns said that although large mining ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
The gap between those with the most and those with the least has blown out over the past two decades, with the average wealth of the highest 20% growing at four times the rate of the lowest, new research suggests. A new report by the Australian Council ...