Search Results

Showing 681 - 690 of 1271 results for "investing"

Zenith creates ESG framework for fund classification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Zenith Investment Partners is aiming to demystify ESG and responsible investing strategies for clients by introducing a tiered framework that describes funds' activities based on their research. "When considering the landscape of ESG issues or values ...

Retail sustainable investments grow by 21%: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... increase on the previous year, according to research from Morningstar. Morningstar recently released a report, Sustainable Investing Landscape for Australian Investors, which found that sustainable fund launches have increased materially over the past ...

Government reforms aim for increased super transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... latest proposed reforms to superannuation have raised concerns that they might impinge on funds' ability to use ESG investing strategies. In Tuesday's budget speech, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg introduced the Your Super, Your Future package, including ...

Ban on waste export presents risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... highlighted the implications for their company. "This injection gives the waste management industry confidence when investing in infrastructure and innovation," said Vik Bansal, Cleanaway CEO and managing director. "With this fund, governments at all ...

PRI recgonises leaders for climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... analysis informs fund activities in a number of ways, said Jonathan Bailey, head of environmental, social and governance investing. "The first thing we use is for is as a risk monitoring tool," Bailey said. "We run all the portfolios through it, so portfolio ...

Majority of super funds not disclosing portfolio holdings: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... conversation around greenwashing, one of the strongest ways of responding to that is being really clear on who we're investing in. We really strongly advocate for transparency around engagement and voting practices. We do believe there are more was ...

Call for education on difference between sustainable, impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... is a need for greater transparency and education for advisers on the difference between ESG, sustainable and impact investing, according to Zurich Financial Services Australia. "It's fundamental that ESG has to be integrated into the investing process," ...

QBE makes allocation to impact investment fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Premiums4Good. QBE is the anchor investor in the fund, and the six million-dollar close will enable Save the Children to start investing in the social enterprises in its pipeline, in Australia and around the world. The Save the Children Impact Investment ...

Strong inflows to sustainable option: Stockspot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Robo-adviser Stockspot's sustainable investing option has attracted close to 20% of new client inflows since launching in July. "We're pleased to see such positive feedback and uptake of our sustainable portfolios by new and existing clients," said ...

Woolworths commits to ambitious GHG emissions cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... already lowered store energy consumption by 11% on average across 820 sites, with more to be converted in the years ahead. Investing in improved refrigeration systems, with those upgrades reducing carbon emissions and refrigeration leakage to 26% below ...