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New ethical fund appoints Equity Trustees as RE

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... fund, which we believe will help to meet demand from investors for ethical portfolio solutions," said Equity Trustees executive general manager, corporate trustee services Russell Beasley. ""Having an independent specialist RE can bring decades of experience ...

"Dismal" stats for women in ASX leadership roles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The number of women in CEO positions is "dismal", with only 6% of ASX300 companies having women CEOs. Chief Executive Women (CEW) has released the 2021 Chief Executive Women Senior Executive Census, the fifth year of the survey. The survey found only ...

HESTA CEO joins corporate governance board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
HESTA CEO Debby Blakey has been appointed to the Board of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN). Blakey is the only Australian board member, whose members are responsible for assets of more than $79 trillion. ICGN represents institutional ...

IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... to its infrastructure assets considers scope one and two emissions, but not scope three emissions. However, IFM chief executive David Neal confirmed it was considering scope three emissions in its investment decisions. "We are absolutely focussed on ...

Boral to go net zero by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... is another target that has a longer time horizon, Todorcevski said. The targets will most likely be integrated into executive remuneration. "We haven't announced the approach we're going to take on that, but it's fair to assume that this ...

Merlon Capital hires sustainability manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Boutique Australian equity fund manager Merlon Capital Partners has hired Rebecca El-Khoury as sustainability manager. El-Khoury joined Merlon from TransGrid where she was a sustainability manager within the corporate strategy and sustainability team. ...

Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... natural capital to impact on climate change as well as generate additional financial return. Warakirri Cropping chief executive officer and head of cropping and diversified agriculture Adrian Goonan noted that the agriculture sector is Australia's fastest ...

Responsible investment surges past $1tn mark: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Australian professional managed funds have grown - that's a 30% growth compared to a 2% growth," said Nicolette Boele, executive, policy and standards for RIAA. "There are three things contributing to this - two growth, one inflows." The report showed ...

PRI augments Australian team with hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
PRI has hired a head of APAC policy among other roles designed to augment its capacity in Australia. Daniel Wiseman joins PRI on 13 September in a newly created role as Head of APAC Policy. He will be based in Melbourne and will oversee the management ...

NSW Land Registry Services in $300m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... "Multiple KPIs can be selected if they're a reflection of the material sustainability issues." Commonwealth Bank group executive for institutional banking and markets Andrew Hinchcliff said providing clients with sustainable finance solutions was ...