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Asset owners embrace sustainable investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... risk - up from 84% in 2023. Also, 90% of asset owners agree that regulations have helped them meet their sustainable investment goals in 2024 - up from 75% the year prior. Over half (55%) of institutions are investing in human resources to upskill for ...

AXA IM battles poor data on road to net zero

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Despite acknowledging data accuracy uncertainties, AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) says its interim targets are on track and it will reach net zero by 2050. In its latest carbon reduction monitor and associated sustainability reports, the fund manager ...

Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... size of the penalty should send a strong deterrent message to others in the market to carefully review any sustainable investment claims."

Shareholders to pressure supermarkets over seafood sourcing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... 20% vote in favour would send a strong signal for corporate action, says Adam Verwey, founder and CEO of Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX) and founder of Future Super. SIX has partnered with Ethinvest, Ethical Investment Advisors, Ethical Partners ...

ISS ESG to plug emissions data shortfall for banks, insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... for banks and insurers looking to comply to imminent emissions disclosure laws. This week ISS ESG, the sustainable investment arm of ISS STOXX, announced a string of upgrades to its Climate Solutions suite, including the release of a new Industry Average ...

Future Super returns 10.1% to ethically minded members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... both products outpacing the expected median balanced fund return of 8.8%. Future Group said the use of sustainable investment screens provided a performance boost for both products, with neither invested in gambling, tobacco or weapons companies. For ...

Morningstar boosts ESG focus with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... chief commercial officer for Viridios AI, the global carbon data and technology business. Cameron has led sustainable investment community initiatives across the APAC region including leading working groups at responsible investment groups such as RIAA. ...

Latest disclosure update

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... regulators have proposed changes to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation's (SFDR) classification of sustainable investment products. The changes include two voluntary product categories, 'sustainable' and 'transition', to ...

ESG demand still high for advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Financial advisers find sustainable investments appealing to many of their clients, despite ongoing cost-of-living pressures and political differences. Ethical investment leaders spoke at the Financial Standard's inaugural Future Investing Forum ...

Australian Ethical snaps up asset manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... their fixed income capabilities, expanding Australian Ethical's bond fund portfolio, and growing its sustainable investment team to seven. Australian Unity will also become one of Australian Ethical's largest institutional clients. The ethical ...