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Ratcheting up ambition on climate finance goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... responsible investment officer, Aviva Investors Q: In the run up to COP-26, what commitments around climate finance are on the horizon? There is real ambition and it's been exciting to behold. However, whether they deliver remains to be seen. The ...

Boral to go net zero by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... transition of heavy mobile equipment, through electrification and/or hydrogen fuel is another target that has a longer time horizon, Todorcevski said. The targets will most likely be integrated into executive remuneration. "We haven't announced the ...

Responsible investment surges past $1tn mark: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The responsible investment is growing faster than the rest of the market, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA). RIAA has released its annual Responsible Investment Benchmark Report, which shows that the total pool of ...

Assessing big tech's ESG risks and opportunities: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... changing," she said. "The risk of increased regulation has significant investment implications. If you take a five-year horizon, these companies will be operating in a different environment - which will have shifted globally, not just in the US. In the ...

Opinion: The housing burden is large enough to be shared by many parties

SCOTT LANGFORD  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... foundation of a safe and affordable home. To offer this security, social and affordable housing needs a long term investment horizon. And with the Australian banking industry typically unable to offer senior debt beyond seven year tenor, given the nature ...

Powerful signal on climate with votes, court decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... doing nothing and relying on the fact that business as usual assumptions will continue to apply over the forward planning horizon is reasonable and likely," Barker said. "Because doing nothing and saying it's all too uncertain is akin to saying our ...

APAC investors ahead of North America on climate action: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... risks and opportunities lie, Klausner adds. "Clients are beginning to understand that while we have dark clouds on the horizon, there is a silver lining," he says. "They're recognising not just the most obvious risks around climate change, such as in ...

$150 million impact fund to target small companies for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... environmental services business. The new Impact Growth Equity Fund will seek to invest in 30 to 50 businesses with an average horizon of eight years. Beckon Capital looks at businesses with enterprise value between $5 million and $50 million, and seeks ...

Global digitalisation impacting environmental, social factors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... portfolio, Janus Henderson is seeking stocks with intrinsic value and strong cashflows over a three to five year time horizon, but underpriced based on the firm's assessment of its business operations, including its approach to ESG factors. "Everything ...

Wholesale managed funds continue strong performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... while the Australian equities equivalent - the MSCI ESG Leaders Index returned -0.1%. Looking to the three-year return horizon, and breaking strategies down by sector, the international equities large cap sector showed median return of 9.1%, while the ...