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Fink counts the cost of "easy money" in annual letter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... domino could be liquidity mismatches - with low interest rates, some asset owners increased commitments to illiquid investments, which may bring increased risks to portfolios. Fink also highlighted increased fragmentation such as shifts in globalisation ...

HSBC Australia hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... eight sectors and will announce more this year. HSBC reported facilitating $84.2 billion of sustainable finance and investments in 2022 as part of a sustainable financing ambition of $1 trillion by 2030. Within Australia, HSBC was the sustainability ...

Podcast: What's next for green bonds?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... invest in issuance from companies that are moving to reduce their carbon intensity while developing a portfolio of investments that will achieve investment returns that are aligned with decarbonisation.

More greenwashing investigations ahead: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... he said. "For example, last year we issued three infringement notices against investment management firm Vanguard Investments for misleading statements about the extent to which their funds applied investment exclusions for tobacco-related investments." ...

Stafford Capital Partners launches sustainable timber impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... generate approximately 30 million verified carbon offsets for investors (each equivalent to 1 tonne of C02). Timber investments historically generate approximately 5% return on investment, but the combination of the forestry activity with carbon offset ...

ASIC takes Mercer to court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... were marketed as being are suitable for members who "are deeply committed to sustainability" because they excluded investments in companies involved in carbon intensive fossil fuels like thermal coal. Exclusions were also stated to apply to companies ...

AXA IM sets ESG targets for executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... diversified sectors. "Sustainability is at the core of future societies," she noted in her presentation. "By channelling investments in companies with sustainable practices, heightened by environmental and social conscience, investors can seize opportunities ...

Heavy industry could decarbonise with ambitious action: report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... supply chains in focus for the Australian Industry ETI - approximately $236 billion each year - and is comparable to investments made through other major efforts." If implemented, industry emissions could be reduced by up to 92% by 2050, based on 2020 ...

ASIC issues Indigenous Financial Services Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... violations of the rights of Indigenous peoples was one of the top concerns that Australians want to avoid in their investments - 35% of the more than one in four Australians who have switched to a responsible investment option were prompted by the destruction ...

APAC investors cite ESG impact in real asset allocations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... most open to pure ESG funds or strategies which focus on net zero / decarbonisation. The study focuses on real asset investments writ large, and finds that almost two-thirds of organisations plan to increase their allocations to real assets in the next ...