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Calls for transformation, climate skill in AGL board renewal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... this week, AGL withdrew a demerger proposal to split the energy provider into two separate businesses - AGL Australia (retail business) and Accel Energy (coal and gas-fired power plants). The decision was opposed by shareholders including Grok Ventures ...

Strong flow of new ESG funds brought to market: Equity Trustees

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... manufacturers, whereas other managers are really focused on green or carbon neutral companies." Equity Trustees found that retail fund flows over the year to April 2022 had increased from $4.3 billion to almost $6 billion. Wholesale fund flows increased ...

RIAA certifies two Real Asset Management funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Property Fund. The fund consists of a geographically diversified and defensive portfolio of pure medical and essential retail-based properties, underpinned by a high-quality essential services tenant profile including hospital operators and leading national ...

Australian Shareholders' Association issues net zero policy for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... discussing the risks of not managing material ESG issues appropriately, but this is our first policy statement." ASA represents retail shareholders and through hits membership body monitors approximately 170 of the ASX200 companies directly, Waterhouse ...

Strong demand for ESG managed accounts: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Retail investor demand for authentic ESG financial products is increasing across all demographic groups and translating into increased interest in managed accounts, according to Praemium. Particularly as millennials begin to approach there "peak period ...

Low carbon ETF launches on SGX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... combined AUM of ETFs listed on SGX has grown by 170%, crossing S$13 billion as at end of March 2022, SGX noted. The number of retail ETF investors has also increased by over 150% during the same period. "This listing comes at a time when companies' decarbonisation ...

QIC adds office fund to net zero commitment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... commitment. The $328 million QIC Office Fund (QOF) is part of QIC's $17.2 billion real estate portfolio comprising circa 40 retail, commercial and industrial properties across Australia and the US on behalf of institutional investment clients. QIC will ...

Fintech Bloom Impact to cultivate retail climate investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
A new investment app is offering retail investors access to climate-related impact investments. Fintech Bloom Impact offers access to a diversified growth portfolio of assets that meet climate impact goals with a minimum investment of $500. It was launched ...

ESG drivers rising up M&A strategy agenda: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... accepted as a driver of value, not just as a defensive consideration," Chadha said. "People are thinking, I'm looking at a retail business, can I look at new product development methodology, can we use fabrics that are more sustainable, will customers ...

Retail demand for thematic ESG ETFs climbs: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
There is significant retail investor demand for specific thematic ETFs in the ESG sector, particularly renewable energy-based ETFs, according to research from Investment Trends. Investment Trends has released the 2021 Investment Trends/BetaShares ETF ...