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Companies have duty to act on climate conclusions of IPCC report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... risk." Company directors must also take a medium to long-term view on strategic plans for business and for long-lived real assets. "It is such a significant and high-profile report that directors would be well advised to be familiar with its implications," ...

Global fund manager buys Australian forestry asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... for our clients, while allowing us to meet some of our sustainability goals as well," said AXA IM head of Australia, real assets Kumar Kalyanakumar. "Within AXA IM Alts, we have a very clear strategy for natural capital investments. Forestry is an attractive ...

ASIC reviewing greenwashing in financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... categorises the funds on its APL based on a tiered framework that describes funds' activities. Zenith's head of real assets and listed strategies Dugald Higgins identified "a myriad of complexities" in identifying funds. "We absolutely agree that ...

Zenith completes rollout of ESG classification framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... identify those best suited to clients seeking to add ESG sensitivity to their portfolio, said Dugald Higgins, head of real assets and listed strategies and chair of Zenith's Responsible Investment Committee. "Each category has varying levels of ESG factor ...

J.P. Morgan AM acquires forestry firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... timberland, on behalf of institutional and high net wealth individuals, will allow us to apply our expertise in managing real assets to forests, which are a natural solution to many of the world's climate, biodiversity and social challenges." Campbell ...

Advisers seek education, clarification on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... questions around have your objectives changed, you can add this as another question." Zenith Investment Partners head of real assets and listed strategies Dugald Higgins corroborated the view that there is strong inbound demand from clients for ESG investment ...

APAC investors ahead of North America on climate action: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... a silver lining," he says. "They're recognising not just the most obvious risks around climate change, such as in real assets, where flooding can have a real impact on asset value, but also the opportunities around the transition to the green economy. ...

Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... investments' that explicitly aim to deliver positive non-financial outcomes. bfinance data shows that 34% of investors in real assets (infrastructure and real estate) are involved in thematic investing, with a further 20% considering doing so. bfinance's ...

Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... partnership, which aligns with our broader strategy at Aware Super," said Damien Webb, Aware Super head of income and real assets. "We are focused on delivering strong risk adjusted returns while also leaving a positive footprint in the environment and ...

Investors lag in integrating climate risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... transitioning to the new "low-carbon economy," to incorporating physical and transition climate risk in analyzing real assets using alternative sources of data. However, the research found that fewer than one in five invstors are using alternative data ...