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Zenith hires from Preqin and Morningstar

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... and analytics space, with direct experience across managed accounts, investment sales, sales management, cloud-based accounting software and fintech,' added Boyes. "These strategic appointments underscore Zenith's commitment to strengthening our institutional ...

Top consulting firms pilot SAP carbon tool

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Accenture, Deloitte and PwC sign on to a new carbon accounting system developed by tech giant SAP. EY and TCS also joined the three heavyweights in backing the new platform called the SAP Green Ledger. The new platform aims to be the most comprehensive ...

Investors "not interested" in nuclear

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... issues with our grid." Meanwhile, the Climate Council accused the Coalition of allegedly "cooking the books" with "dodgy accounting". CEO Amanda McKenzie said the estimates "have more holes than Swiss cheese". The cost estimations are less than half ...

Readers act on news when it impacts returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... don't seek out ESG-related news for feel-good reasons, but rather, only if it helps them make returns. Co-authored by accounting professor Edward Watts, the paper found individual retail investors see ESG as an important tool for money-making. Watts ...

Climate changes how investors get paid

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... culture of avoiding uncertainty, repurchasing shares was more common than cash dividends. "The results were robust, accounting for organisational characteristics such as profitability, cash holdings and cash flow volatility. Location-specific considerations ...

What to expect in 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... impact and safety risks. However, the technology may be a boon for investors when it comes to ESG reporting and carbon accounting.

BNPP AM launches Future Forest Fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Stewardship Council certified or certifiable forests and provide investors with plug-in data for their greenhouse gas accounting targets and EU, or other regulatory, reporting needs. Its target portfolio will be made up of eight to 12 assets in the US ...

Is 'nature positive' the next big thing?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Parker emphasised the importance of quantifiable environmental outcomes if nature markets are to be credible. Nature accounting is evolving quickly, with emerging AI models now able to estimate species counts in an area using audio recordings - a promising ...

From Canva to carbon accounting

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Is green tech Sumday the country's next unicorn? The Tasmania-based start-up has inked deals with more than 45 accounting groups less than two years after its launch. Jessica Richmond, chief executive of Sumday, was a lawyer by trade before she co-founded ...

Misleading ads rampant for sustainability jobs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Beware of sustainability jobs promoted as managerial roles when they are broadly accounting roles by another name, warns a recruiter. The announcement this week from the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) that it would make certain accounting ...