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Redpoint poaches PMs from ART

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... ART, Page was the head of new business at Regnan. He has also worked at UBS, where he developed and implemented its global ESG strategy in Zurich, Switzerland. Parks was a sustainable investment strategist at ART, responsible for developing and implementing ...

Calls to strengthen Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... in that we are readers of modern slavery statements, and we are reporting entities ourselves," noted Mans Carlsson, head of ESG Research at Ausbil Investment Management. "For our ESG team last year, we reviewed modern slavery statements for research ...

Biodiversity risk goes to heart of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... intentional so organisations aren't starting at this new sphere of nature having already progressed their work on other areas of ESG and sustainability." The TNFD beta framework tackles the risk of nature loss and is made up of three components - ...

Australian Ethical names heavyweights to investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... current non-executive director (NED) of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), a former NED of QSuper, and established the ESG equities research capability at Credit Suisse Australia. "I am delighted to join the Investment Committee of Australian ...

Labor election pledge on YFYS performance test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... government would review the Your Future Your Super (YFYS) performance test because of "unintended and negative consequences" on ESG integration and ethical investing. Jones spoke to the audience at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) ...

Igneo sets 2023 climate targets for infrastructure companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... 'igneous', a type of volcanic rock, sister publication Financial Standard reported. Speaking at a recent briefing, Igneo director, ESG Sophie Durham noted that the strategy is called Climate Action 1, 2,3. "Climate action 1,2,3 is three steps ...

Net zero targets shift investments, narrative for funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... the time to answer questions and develop that process, McDonald clarified. The panel was moderated by Julia Leske, head of ESG, Australia and New Zealand at ISS Australia, and focused on what happens next, once the overarching target is set. Once setting ...

Building real asset future with climate in mind: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... assets, according to AXA IM Real Assets. Considerations of material sustainability issues has moved beyond simply integrating ESG, said AXA IM Real Assets global head of responsible investment Justin Travalos. "The most material impacts around the investments ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires head of sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has hired an ESG industry heavyweight in its first major appointment since finalising its merger in late February. Nicole Bradford joins Australian Retirement Trust as head of sustainable investment. She will join from Cbus ...

UBS hires ESG specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
UBS has recruited Camille Wynter as head of Australian ESG Research. Wynter - who has more than ten years' experience in sustainable finance - joins the investment banker from the Commonwealth Bank where she was director of sustainable finance. ...