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Schroders names APAC sustainability heads

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Schroders has appointed a head of sustainability strategy, APAC and a head of ESG integration, Asia Pacific as part of building a four-person APAC sustainability team. Mervyn Tang will join Schroders in late July as the new head of sustainability strategy ...

Fund manager issues first Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... us is drafting up an investor toolkit on how investors should be considering cultural heritage protection," said RIAA CEO Simon O'Connor. "It will be practical guidance to investors on appropriate engagement questions to use across sectors to inform ...

ASFI reports on momentum towards sustainable finance sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... picking up the roadmap recommendations and running with them and using them as license to drive important activity," said Simon O'Connor, ASFI co-chair and CEO of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). O'Connor noted activities ...

"Booming" demand for ESG specialists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... expert saying demand is high for ESG specialists. Hiring for ESG professionals in financial services is "booming," said Simon Gvalda, senior recruitment consultant at Kaizen Recruitment. "There has been a lot of demand from super funds, fund managers ...

Brokers recognised for excellence in ESG research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... pieces of research nominated this year, reflecting the ever-increasing focus on ESG from brokers and investors alike," said Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO and chair of ESG Research Australia. "The uptick in research focused on issues surrounding modern slavery ...

CBRE hires APAC ESG research lead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... evolve," Rowland says. Other new CBRE Research recruits include senior research analyst Nick Baring, GIS mapping analyst Simon Georges and research analyst James Boseley, all based in Melbourne, and research analyst Gus McConnell in Brisbane.

Property fund inks multi-billion dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Bassett ISPT Core Fund manager. Bassett notes that Alicia Maynard, general manager sustainability and technical services, and Simon Milne, treasury manager and their respective teams coordinated with Bassett and the banking participants on the initiative. ...

Responsible investors called to action on First Nations Peoples

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Educating and inspiring investors in how they engage with First Nations Peoples is part of the expanding remit of responsible investing, according to Kado Muir, chair of the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance and the National Native Title Council. ...

Investors confident in Australian renewables sector: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... federal policies. "2020 saw state and territory governments roll out ambitious programs to stimulate renewable energy," said Simon Scott, energy and resources lead at MinterEllison in the study's forward. "In Western Australia, for example, the state ...

Rio Tinto commits to climate vote at AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Ore business, created a chief operating officer (COO) role, and added a chief executive Australia to the leadership team. Simon Trott, currently chief commercial officer, will become iron ore chief executive; copper and diamonds chief executive Arnaud ...