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ESG tops inflation, rate hikes as key priority for fixed income investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... integration as the top priority, while 38% of EMEA respondents cited ESG and 36% of APAC respondents did so. SSGA head of investments, Australia Jonathan Shead, pointed out that the survey covered a wide spectrum of topics, which made it noteworthy that ...

Equipsuper hires new head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Equip Super hire has recruited a new head of responsible investments from BT as part of a suite of senior hires and internal promotions. Jessie Pettigrew joins Equip as head of responsible investments, having most recently worked at BT Financial Group ...

Low carbon APAC ETF lists on SGX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... "As the world faces up to the transition challenge, it has emerged as a top priority for investors to evaluate their investments through a climate lens to better manage related risks in their portfolios and at the same time, seek out related opportunities," ...

bfinance sounds alarm on "overly simplistic" carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... that investors "must think broadly about integrating low carbon equities into their portfolios," given scrutiny over investments with high emissions and the legitimacy of data is intensifying. bfinance found that not all active equity managers are "willing ...

Consumer watchdog warns on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... area of interest for both the ACCC and ASIC. "These rebranding exercises are complex, often involving significant investments in government-backed offset schemes. While these measures are often done to address shareholder concerns, the same basic test ...

Demand for ethical ETFs surge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... $8.5 billion, with BetaShares range of ethical ETFs constituting nearly half, according to BetaShares responsible investments director Greg Liddell. What we're seeing is more interest in those products and seeing quite significant cashflows," Liddell ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... investing in companies that are "instrumental in achieving a net-zero future." As of 30 June 2022, 2.8% of the fund's investments were in fossil fuels, up from 2.55% in 2021. UniSuper said the value of the investments increased due to changes in share ...

BlackRock continues renewable infrastructure investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... storage and electric vehicle charging stations. In Asia Pacific, BlackRock focuses on climate-related infrastructure investments in key markets including Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. Last month, BlackRock Real Assets announced ...

NZ Super Fund shifts $25 billion to low carbon indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... benchmark taking effect on 1 July 2022. The changes apply to the fund's reference portfolio benchmark and its passive investments in global equities. The fund previously tracked a custom version of the MSCI All Country World Investible Market Total Return ...

Responsible investments top $1.54 trillion in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
More than $720 billion dollars of Australian assets are used for corporate engagement and shareholder action, while the responsible investment market topped $1.54 trillion in 2021, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia's annual ...