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Australians cite ethical investing as advice gap: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australian investors say that they would stop using or switch their financial adviser for not providing advice on ethical/responsible investments, according to research from Investment Trends. Investment Trends has released the 2022 Financial Advice ...

US Dept of Labor green-lights ESG integration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
US-based retirement plans can consider climate change and other ESG factors in their investment processes, according to a rule change by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The announcement comes as the Securities and Exchange Commission fines Goldman ...

RBA governor cites climate, energy transition in inflation puzzle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
RBA Governor Philip Lowe cited climate change and the transition to renewable energy as two of four longer-term changes to the global economy that are "likely to affect the dynamics of inflation, central bank policy and the way business operates in ...

Trust in ethics plummets: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australia's perception of society's ethics has taken another fall, and the perceived overall importance of ethical conduct has increased, leading to a net ethical expectations gap that exposes risks, according to the Governance Institute. The ...

Australian asset owners lead on ESG integration, net zero investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australian asset owners are twice as likely as global peers to target net zero investment, according to bfinance. The independent investment consultancy has released its biennial global asset owner survey, covering a broad range of investment topics ...

Cbus bolsters its ESG team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Pooja Shirangi has started a new job with Cbus Super as manager, responsible investment. Shirangi joins from Lakehouse Capital, where she was most recently portfolio manager and head of ESG. Before her five-year stint with Lakehouse, Shirangi worked ...

First Sentier Investors gains B Corp accreditation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
First Sentier Investors has been accredited as a B Corp, verifying its performance standards in social, environmental and good governance. B Corp accreditation is a global standard which identifies businesses and organisations with sustainable and ethical ...

Nuveen, SGCH announce separate housing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Adelaide will see a new student accommodation housing project via Nuveen Real Estate while SGCH's affordable housing project with Lighthouse Infrastructure will expand in Western Sydney. Nuveen Real Estate will partner with Flinders University on The ...

Seeking action at "implementation" COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
The COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh has been labelled an implementation COP, where governments, investors and other actors are called upon to demonstrate how they're going to implement what was promised a year ago in Glasgow at COP26. However, others have ...

Australia joins COP27 forests partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australia has become a founding member of the Forests and Climate Leaders Partnership, launched at COP27 this week, a move that emphasises the importance of forestry assets in climate mitigation. The UK-led voluntary partnership was formally launched ...