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Investors eye opportunities in Housing Australia Future Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... this does if we can really move quickly is unlock supply." The next stage will be setting in the details of the fund, the bonds that will gather the cash to seed the fund and how private capital leverages this fund to accelerate investment in affordable ...

Australian Ethical crowned most sustainable

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Colonial First State, GQG Partners, Greencape Capital, Hyperion Asset Management, Investors Mutual Limited, Jamieson Coote Bonds, Magellan Group, Platinum, and Solaris Investment Management. According to Morningstar, this distribution reflects the variety ...

Government commits public service to net zero by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... going to be very important." Connor likened government purchasing of ACCUs to government purchasing of Australian treasury bonds - a process to be managed, but not unfamiliar. "Offset purchases will be important but not massively significant given the ...

Australia the guinea pig for PRI sovereign engagement pilot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... climate performance of large economies, such as Australia, as these are critical factors in our assessment of government bonds. In addition, their performance plays an important role in our macro view that supports investment decisions in equities and ...

Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The Commonwealth of Australia will for the first time disclose climate risk in sovereign bonds following the settlement of a world-first class action lawsuit. The case was filed in 2020 by Kathleen O'Donnell, represented pro bono by Equity Generation ...

Bridging the ESG gap: strategies for institutional investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... with score providers through a robust risk management framework. Since ESG encompasses various aspects ranging from green bonds to risk management strategies, it influences the broad spectrum of investor objectives. "ESG can take many forms," McNeil ...

Active Super to face court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... involving fossil fuels. "However, ASIC alleges that ESG research was not conducted over a significant proportion of issuers of bonds in the Index and therefore the fund." As February 2021, ASIC alleges the index and the fund included issuers that violated ...

Industy veterans named to sustainable finance taxonomy working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... work with an international consortium of taxonomy and sustainability specialists led by global standard setter, the Climate Bonds Initiative, to prepare the technical products for the TTEG's consideration, input and endorsement. "We welcome the deep ...

Climate disclosure lawsuit against Commonwealth settled

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... against the Commonwealth of Australia alleging the government does not properly disclose climate change risk in government bonds has been settled. The case was filed in 2020 by Kathleen (Katta) O'Donnell, who is represented by Equity Generation Lawyers ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... involving fossil fuels. "However, ASIC alleges that ESG research was not conducted over a significant proportion of issuers of bonds in the Index and therefore the fund," ASIC said. As of February 2021, ASIC alleges the index and the fund included issuers ...