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More greenwashing investigations ahead: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable nature and characteristics of some of its superannuation investment options. "We are alleging that sustainable investment options offered by Mercer Superannuation exposed investors to industries the fund said were excluded from the offering ...

ASIC takes Mercer to court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... and with that comes the growing risk of misleading marketing and greenwashing. If financial products make sustainable investment claims to investors and potential investors, they need to reflect the true position. If investments in certain industries ...

The active advantage in sustainable investment: Pengana

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Active investment managers "have an advantage" in sustainability strategies because "engaging deeply with a limited number of companies is more likely to succeed in reflecting investors' expectations than more data-driven strategies," according ...

Fidelity bolsters ESG skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Sue Lyn Stubbs as a sustainable investing analyst. Stubbs will focus on ESG engagement and research of sustainable investment thematics. Reporting to Fidelity Australia's head of sustainable investing, Daniela Jaramillo, she will also work closely ...

APAC investors cite ESG impact in real asset allocations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... risks like problems delivering schemes and damage to reputation. "Where we have strategies with an explicit sustainable investment objective we also measure the positive impacts of what we've delivered," Dixon said. "We hope that as this data becomes ...

Qualitas names Fiona Reynolds to ESG advisory board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... director and co-founder Andrew Schwartz. "It is difficult to think of anyone in Australia whose expertise in sustainable investment is as deep as that of Fiona," Schwartz said. "Having worked as part of some of the most significant international bodies ...

Podcast: What's ahead for 2023 - Simon O'Connor

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
In this episode, we speak with Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) CEO Simon O'Connor on the big issues in sustainable investing in 2022, from greenwashing to demand for authentic sustainable investments, and how the momentum will ...

CFA Societies in call for uniform ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... Institute (ASFI). "CFA Institute is leading some of the work globally - the institute, along with the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance and the PRI announced a collaboration last year on terminology, looking at how to harmonise terminology, including ...

Bloom raises $525,000 in seed funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... push against greenwashing - as a responsible investment manager, we have a duty to unpack what we mean by sustainable investment, and being super transparent." The fund is comprised of a mix of Australian equities, international equities, infrastructure ...

Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainable investments. "Combatting greenwashing and reaching greater data-driven consensus on what constitutes sustainable investment will lead to more efficient capital flows in Australia."