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Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... State Steet Australian country head Tim Helyar said the mandate shows that State Street Alpha "provides value to asset managers and owners, of varying complexity and scale," looking to streamline their investment process and deliver efficiencies across ...

Aussie asset managers rise to RI challenge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... members as leaders and a further 36 as runners-up. The RIAA Responsible Investment Scorecard assesses the actions of asset managers in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand during the 2023 calendar year. In Australia, more standouts included First Sentier ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... greenwashing remains a regulatory priority globally, as governments look to increase transparency to investors. Asset managers should be prepared for the ongoing expansion of economy wide ESG reporting going forward," she said. Meanwhile, KPMG Global ...

Australia fails benchmark for female-led funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... from 20% to 27% year on year. "Progress, however, barely moved in some major developed world jurisdictions for asset managers. These include the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Switzerland. In these, female portfolio managers form between ...

Podcast: The Right to Disconnect and toxic corporate culture with Emma Pringle

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Maple-Brown Abbott, a boutique firm with around $9 billion in assets under management. Emma explains how investors, asset managers, and boards respond when workplaces are exposed as dysfunctional or 'toxic' - and what impact this has on business ...

Asset manager defends climate group exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... and has participated in collaborative engagements through CA100+, the Ceres Investor Network, and the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative. "Breckinridge has withdrawn as a signatory to CA 100+ this month," a spokesperson told FS Sustainability. "We believe ...

Litigation immunity sparks legal expert outcry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... government plans to legislate a three-year immunity on legal actions related to climate reporting for super funds, asset managers, and large corporations. With mandatory climate reporting set to come into force from next year, the bill to halt litigation ...

Asset managers fast track portfolio targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... risks of climate change, according to a group of 325 investors with over US$57.5 trillion AUM. The group - Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) - aims to decarbonise portfolios by 2050 or sooner, to curb warming to 1.5°C in line with the Paris Agreement ...

Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... and ETFs in Australia are invested in sustainable options, so investor demand has been trend-driven. "However, asset managers still continue to pursue the building up of their ESG capabilities, especially with government regulations and taxonomy guidance ...

Investors bow to political pressure: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... "misguided political pressure", the spokesperson said. In March, several US state attorneys wrote a letter to US-based asset managers urging them not to allow investment decisions to be "commandeered by activists" to "push political goals". The IGCC ...