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Vanguard expands Ethically Conscious product range

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... business to emphasise to retail, adviser and its in-house super offering, as reported in sister publication Financial Standard. The Ethically Conscious suite was launched in 2018, and Vanguard has evolved the line based on the demands and needs of clients ...

Investors, assemble: Climate League launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... putting ourselves on a Paris-aligned trajectory." Institutional investors also participating at launch include Aberdeen Standard Investments, AustralianSuper, Australian Ethical, HESTA, Impact Investment Group, Lendlease Funds Management, Local Government ...

Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... borrowers, and two green loans from borrowers in New Zealand. Of the combined 16, ten are certified under the Climate Bonds Standard. The report explores progress to date, best practice labelling, sustainability linked loans (SLL), green consumer loans ...

Government reforms aim for increased super transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Financial Services Council (FSC) event about the Your Super, Your Future package. As reported by sister publication Financial Standard, when asked whether the new best interests duty will mean an end to ESG investing, Hume replied "no" and said the government ...

The intersection of conduct culture and company value

SUSHEELA PERES DA COSTA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Note: this article was first written in 2018 Overview The ethical conduct, trustworthiness and 'social licence to operate' of a company matter to the community and consumers, especially in a post-GFC world. But what about shareholders? They ...

Investors to develop tool to measure biodiversity impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... assessments and research. The tool is also being designed to positively contribute to the required convergence towards more standard and comparable metrics with the intention of serving as "an important catalyst for private-sector action, with ripple ...

Solar financier to issue certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia Bank will be the sole arranger of the issuance. The notes to be issued are verified to conform with Climate Bonds Standard for Certification under the Solar Criteria and comply with the ICMA Green Bond Principles. The size of the issuance has ...

Opinion: Australian super funds could benefit from US ESG policy move

RAEWYN WILLIAMS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... step up supervisory assessments in this area. Thankfully, ASIC seems in lock step with APRA in sponsoring an industry-standard approach to measuring, managing and disclosing climate change risks. US pension funds ("ERISA funds") may be equally moved ...

Rest climate change case pushes ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... mediation on September 22 and a pre-trial case management hearing on September 23, as was first reported in Financial Standard JANA, Rest's asset consultant, has been dragged into the matter. JANA filed an affidavit in relation to the case at the ...

RealIndex appoints former Acadian executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... RealIndex had hired Ron Guido in June as senior qualitative portfolio manager in June, as sister publication Financial Standard reported at the time. RealIndex manages funds using an accounting weighted process. "The idea is that you build a portfolio ...