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Catastrophe bill blows up to $90bn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Swiss Re says global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit $90.5 billion (US$60bn) in the first half of 2024, with severe thunderstorms accounting for two-thirds of that figure. Interestingly, the half was the second costliest on record for insured ...

Shareholders to say 'no' to gambling ads

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Ethical investment groups Ethinvest and Future Group are backing an investor campaign to stop media giants Seven West and Nine Entertainment from running gambling ads. Ethinvest, a financial planning group, and Future Group, the parent company of super ...

Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
ANZ bank, fund manager Nuveen and the Australian Department of Finance and Trade (DFAT) are part of a steering committee backing Indonesia's move to raise $1.5 billion in gender-based capital by next year. The agreement was struck at a roundtable meeting ...

ACCR cuts ties with Rio Tinto

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Mining giant Rio Tinto's political lobbying activities are a greenwashing risk, a breach of public trust, and a form of investor deception, according to ACCR. This week, a prominent shareholder advocacy group announced it cut ties after a year-long ...

ISS ESG to plug emissions data shortfall for banks, insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Climate data provider ISS ESG removes one of the biggest hurdles for banks and insurers looking to comply to imminent emissions disclosure laws. This week ISS ESG, the sustainable investment arm of ISS STOXX, announced a string of upgrades to its Climate ...

QIC replaces real estate managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... to retail, office and industrial, and Deborah will continue to drive value for our investors across our funds and growing SMA offering, enabling us to work with clients via different investment structures," she said. "Michael and the team steered the ...

Over half of firms created new net zero roles: Deloitte

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Recruiters on the ground confirm uptick in corporate sustainability roles is unparalleled and shows no signs of slowing, with small to medium size firms now driving demand in Australia. Over 50% of financial firms added headcount or created new roles ...

QIC beefs up energy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
QIC Infrastructure's specialist energy and utilities practice has appointed three new senior executives to originate new investment opportunities. Paul Maguire, Richard Van Breda and Mark Irwin have taken up senior positions within a business that ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said at the Morgan Stanley Australia Summit in Sydney yesterday that a key goal of the Budget was to fight inflation in a way that doesn't damage an already weak economy. "... the primary focus of the Budget was to tackle ...

Rockefeller org picks climate advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
A highly influential US$6.3 billion private foundation has set up a new Climate Advisory Council to accelerate the just transition and named its inaugural co-chairs and members. The Rockefeller Foundation, the global philanthropic medical research and ...