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Readers act on news when it impacts returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
A Yale study has found investors don't seek out ESG-related news for feel-good reasons, but rather, only if it helps them make returns. Co-authored by accounting professor Edward Watts, the paper found individual retail investors see ESG as an important ...

Con Michalakis jumps to Funds SA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
High-profile Hostplus executive Con Michalakis has landed the top investment job at the $46 billion public sector investment manager. Reporting to Funds SA chief executive John Piteo, Michalakis will replace acting chief investment officer Matt Kempton ...

Green moves: Westpac, Care Super, BlackRock, Quinbrook, Ortec, CAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
One of the biggest moves this month: Fiona Wild will leave BHP to become Westpac's chief sustainability officer, according to news reports. This comes as Anthony Miller prepares to take over as CEO in December replacing Peter King. The current acting ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Climate litigation is on the rise, with incoming legislation and a Trump-led US government amping up the risks in the next four years - and new types of lawsuits are emerging. Speaking at the IGCC summit this week in Melbourne, academic expert Jaqueline ...

Australia fails benchmark for female-led funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The portfolio size of funds run by women has jumped higher this year, but the number of female-led funds in Australia lags the global average. Only 8% of Australia's funds management industry is run by women, lagging the global average of 12.5% ...

State Street receives Shariah-compliant certificate

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
State Street Corporation now offers Shariah-compliant global custody and fund administration services. The announcement follows the company attaining a Shariah-compliant certificate from Amanie Advisors, a Shariah advisory firm. The Islamic finance ...

Morningstar boosts ESG focus with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Morningstar has appointed Michelle Cameron as the commercial leader for Sustainalytics in Australia. Cameron has decades of experience leading sales, customer management and service teams in financial services with a focus on sustainable finance and ...

Aus Ethical gets ex-PRI chief

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
The responsible asset manager with over $10 billion in funds under management has appointed ex-CEO of the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) to its board. Fiona Reynolds joins Australian Ethical Superannuation with more than three ...

ISO to launch first net zero standards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) will develop its first international net zero standard to launch at COP30 in November 2025 in Brazil. The standard will be an expansion of the ISO Net Zero Guidelines launched at COP27. It aims ...

Brookfield reaches first close on second transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Brookfield Asset Management has raised US$10 billion for a second global transition fund. The global asset manager announced the first close of the second Brookfield Global Transition Fund (BGTF II), which saw support from both existing and new investors. ...