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Former bank whistleblower departs UniSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
UniSuper's head of enterprise risk has lost his job, following a restructuring of the risk function. Dennis Gentilin is a risk and governance professional with over 20 years experience in the banking, finance, consulting and superannuation industries. ...

Red alert for PFAS value chain

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
A US$684 billion investor group urges caution as global bans on PFAS 'forever chemicals' escalate - yet opportunities await those ahead of the curve. A MUFJ-owned think tank from subsidiaries First Sentier and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... who wish to complement existing decarbonisation efforts and meet regulatory compliance obligations, while also generating risk-weighted returns. It has already received $80 million from cornerstone investors BHP, Rio Tinto, and Qantas. Silva Capital ...

S&P Global gains top sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... side, I strongly realised the value and importance of having access to robust, credible and high-quality ESG and climate risk data, backed by consultative and collaborative service teams." At the insurer, Lucchese led a team tasked with embedding ­sustainability ...

NorthStar Impact analyst joins TCorp

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
TCorp has hired a new senior analyst to join the stewardship team on climate risk. Joining from NorthStar Impact, Sophia Carson Edwards has seven years' experience in the investment management industry. Before NorthStar, she was a sustainability ...

Podcast: A just transition for regional Australia with Amanda Cahill

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... to flow. But putting aside nice-to-haves, will achieving a just transition have an impact on investor returns and reduce risk whether financial, reputational or systemic? Amanda Cahill is the CEO of the Next Economy, which acts as a sort of intermediary ...

Energy asset owners hungry for cover

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... pumped storage, and nuclear refurbishment projects. She will serve as a senior advisor under head Ben Humphries, specialist risk and insurance adviser to the power, energy and renewables sectors. Since launching its Australia energy practice four years ...

Disorderly transition may spark financial meltdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Australian investors may face a global financial disaster as early as next year, risk researchers warn. Bert Kramer is head of climate research and ESG solutions at risk management firm Ortec Finance. He cautions that the upcoming revision of nationally ...

Woodside's US$2.35bn gamble raises doubts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The energy giant's US$2.35 billion ammonia buyout may placate many shareholders, but the high price paid has raised alarms given the yet-to-be-operational plant hinges on possibly impermanent carbon capture. Last week, Australian oil and gas company ...

Northern Trust firms up stewardship, proxy voting offering

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The US$1.5 trillion global asset manager has poached a stewardship head from rival UBS Asset Management, who will chair the proxy voting committee amid a rollout of a new proxy voting solution. Paul Clark is an investment management expert with over ...