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Climate, governance and supply chain top 2021 priorities: BofA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... rising up the agenda for investors, representing a shift in consumer attitudes as well as companies discovering that investing in sustainability may not bear as high a cost as assumed. "Consumer needs are evolving, and Gen Z and Millennials have different ...

Science-based targets key to addressing the world's biggest challenges

LOUISE WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... increased the world's focus on climate change, biodiversity and the imperative of taking a sustainable approach to investing. For investors, the primary reason for this new focus on sustainability is the fact that they have experienced first-hand ...

Successful ESG integration: moving from why to how

GUILLAUME MASCOTTO  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Recent regulatory developments suggest that environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is neither a fad nor a subjective enterprise. Rather, it has become a critical part of day-to-day investment management. Global investor commitment to ESG ...

Future Super to reduce fees on fund options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... retirement savings prop up failing industries, more and more Australians are taking matters into their own hands and investing their superannuation to build a future they want to live in." As more Australians joined the ethical investing movement, Future ...

The articles you read in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... framework for fund classification (15 October) Zenith Investment Partners is aiming to demystify ESG and responsible investing strategies for clients by introducing a tiered framework that describes funds' activities based on their research. Zenith's ...

Report calls out AIA's coal-based assets, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... ambitions." The result of that review will guide future investment strategy, AIA said. "Our focus on infrastructure investing over the past 30 years continues to be a mainstay of our program with increasing allocation to renewable energy opportunities ...

T. Rowe Price joins Responsible Investment Association Australasia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... our engagement with our clients and the local investment community to further promote responsible, ethical and impact investing." T. Rowe Price integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision making to identify ...

Government to launch inquiry into financial sector and climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... pension funds - known as ERISA funds -proposed a controversial rule to compel pension funds to underpin any responsible investing strategy with a clear investment case based solely on pecuniary (economic) considerations. The proposal was the first time ...

Robeco launches SDG-linked credit income fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Dennis said. "The recent effects of what have happened locally and globally have made people rethink how they're investing. "We're very keen on if and when we launch another product, it's definitely going to be in the sustainable range, if ...

First Sentier Investor hires IR director for direct infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Investors manages $13.4 billion in direct infrastructure investments as of 30 September 2020, and has been actively investing in long life infrastructure businesses since 1994.