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ESG product definitions a matter for legislation: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... regulators to build on what's happening elsewhere." Similarly, ASIC also believes that mandatory disclosure of climate risk should be legislated by government. "The question of whether or not mandatory disclosures will be introduced here in Australia ...

New Zealand XRB releases final climate reporting paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reporting framework, which focuses on four pillars - governance, risk management, strategy, and metrics and targets. The release of the consultation paper is "a significant milestone towards ensuring ...

ESG managed accounts drive strong growth: BT Panorama

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... that advisers could use to get access to the ESG diversified strategy. It fits well with the way they talk to clients and do risk profiling." Among the new managed accounts launched so far in this calendar year include those managed by Lonsec, Blackrock ...

Ausbil charts ESG activities and portfolio engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... quality." Ausbil performed climate scenario analysis against ASX200 companies for the third year, to assess companies against risk of physical impacts, disruption in supply chains and other indicators of resilience to make a holistic assessment that ...

Innova launches ESG model portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Innova Asset Management has launched a range of ESG-focused model portfolios that will donate at least 20% of fund revenue to four identified Australian charities. The Innova Sustainable Future Managed Account Solution portfolios apply negative and ...

State of the Environment report a wake up call for business, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... role they might play, beyond the direct impacts of their own operations." Addressing biodiversity is critical to business risk because investors are looking more closely at the impacts and will act to get ahead of a regulatory curve. EY notes that this ...

Stewart Investors identifies progress to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... managed US$21.5 billion as of the end of 2021, released its 2021 climate report, tracking its activities to manage climate risk, identify investment opportunities in sustainable development, and provide stewardship on behalf of clients. The report noted ...

Consultation on faith-based products opens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... same time, we'd expect faith based investors, like any investor, to be required to maintain appropriately strong governance, risk management, and indeed deliver investment outcomes in the best financial interests of their members." O'Connor noted that ...

Resource efficiency a marker for investment performance: Osmosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... are more resource-efficient, including efficiency in managing environmental factors, are more likely to provide stronger risk-adjusted returns, according to Osmosis Investment Management. Osmosis uses its in-house research process to standardise unstructured ...

Australian investors withdraw from ESG funds: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... substantially in May and June. "As fears of a global recession have grown, equities everywhere have seen a further convulsion of risk aversion. Commodity prices have fallen sharply too and that takes the shine off the Australian market even for domestic ...