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Greenwash top of mind for Kiwi funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... the Auckland-based boutique firm has grown to oversee roughly $11 bn. Other standout Kiwi outfits in RIAA's Aotearoa New Zealand Benchmark Report were Devon Funds, Pathfinder, Purpose Capital, Salt Funds and Tahito. NZ arms of international firms were ...

BNPP AM launches Future Forest Fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... other regulatory, reporting needs. Its target portfolio will be made up of eight to 12 assets in the US, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. The fund has had a first closing of $200 million (US$130 million) and aims to reach a target size of around $760 ...

DWS, S64 launch sustainable infrastructure offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... was made available across EMEA and APAC; DWS chief executive of Australia and head of client coverage, Australia and New Zealand Lidia Tomova said the unveiling of Wholesale Australian Unit Trust "unlocks access to our infrastructure business for the ...

Is 'nature positive' the next big thing?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
ASX-listed companies could be forced to adopt more nature positive practices if nature-related risk policies and legislation that are gaining traction overseas are adopted locally. According to panelists at the 'The next nexus: A story of nature-related ...

Back on the huddle, fund flows into clean energy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... straight from politics to climate reporting standards, April Mackenzie, chief executive at External Reporting Board in New Zealand, stole the show with her quips and quotes, thanks to her country getting a year's headstart on the reporting standards ...

Short term thinking cripples efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... The event also drew learnings from other First Nations Peoples worldwide, including the perspective from Aotearoa New Zealand. Speaker Te PÅ«oho Katene, CEO of Tapuwae Roa said corporates should build a relationship with First Nations Peoples "with no ...

Veteran ESG lead rejoins abrdn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... manager responsible for Australasia. As the local head of PRI, Veerappan managed signatory relations for Australia and New Zealand. The role involved working with signatories to elevate sustainability and ESG issues in their investment processes and ...

Funds SA and Apostle jump on activist group rebound

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... announced two new appointments to its global steering committee. Rest's Leilani Weier is representing Australia and New Zealand investors; Daisy Streatfeild represents Europe. The pair replace outgoing Stephanie Maier and Andrew Gray. Streatfeild ...

New alliance brings green data to financial markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... years developing this product, collaborating with Queensland's Griffith University and the University of Otago, New Zealand. Co-founder Ben McNeil has more than two decades of experience as a climate scientist and believes in the power of data to ...

Aussie asset managers rise to RI challenge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... runners-up. The RIAA Responsible Investment Scorecard assesses the actions of asset managers in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand during the 2023 calendar year. In Australia, more standouts included First Sentier Investors, Australian Ethical Investment ...