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ESG tops inflation, rate hikes as key priority for fixed income investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... as well as wealth and asset managers. Of the participants, 110 are based in APAC and 28 are in Australia. The survey research finds that while investors are feeling the impact of inflation and rate hikes in the short term, there are deeper trends shaping ...

ASX sees first strike against remuneration report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... (ISS) recommended that shareholders vote in favour of the remuneration package, and head of Australia and New Zealand research Vas Kolesnikoff said the vote at the ASX AGM could have represented a protest vote by shareholders. A recent report by researchers ...

Demand for ethical ETFs surge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
Demand for ethical ETFs continues to surge, surpassing $8 billion, according to BetaShares. Total ethical ETFs listed on ASX and Cboe Australia are more than $8.5 billion, with BetaShares range of ethical ETFs constituting nearly half, according to ...

Super funds more likely to recall shares for proxy votes: research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... as super funds are more likely to recall loaned shares to exercise voting rights in line with proxy voting policies, research has found. In the decade since the introduction of the "two-strikes rule" in 2011, more institutional investors are recalling ...

Climate risk warning on government bond yields

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... attention to how transition risk will impact the liquidity and stability of sovereign debt markets, according to the head of research for Ardea Investment Management. Speaking at the JANA annual conference, which focused on investing through turbulent ...

Responsible investments top $1.54 trillion in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... more strongly than the rest of the market in the medium to long term," Parker said. "That's backed up by international research that really good, responsible investment practices are conducive to better long term, risk adjusted returns." As of the end ...

HESTA ups the ante on AGL, Santos on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... said strengthening the interim target recognised developments in climate change since 2020, such as updated scientific research and the Australian government's increased commitment. "The science is telling us this is a critical decade and that mitigating ...

Future Fund, UniSuper hire ESG execs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... Australian Council of Superannuation Investors where she has been specialising in climate risk and providing comprehensive research to super funds on how companies approach climate change, decarbonisation and transition plans. "UniSuper snapped her up ...

Climate skills development needed: University of Technology Sydney

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... investment professionals admit their climate skills need developing. As reported by sister publication Financial Standard, Research director Alison Atherton offered delegates to the Conference of Major Super Funds a sneak peek of work the Institute has ...

Clear link between ESG performance and shareholder return: Federated Hermes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... years, with environmental factors supporting performance on a par with social and governance." Federated Hermes says their research finds that this holds true across economic sectors "with the notable exceptions of real estate and energy." Within these ...