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Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Aviva Investors has identified three megatrends - climate change, biodiversity loss and anti-microbial resistance - that represent market failures that investors should address with companies and government. Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... fair valuation, impairments and provisions for bad and doubtful debts. Although the guidance is 'voluntary', the standard setters made clear that they 'expect' it will be applied by report preparers and auditors," MinterEllison said. ...

ESG focus on climate change, income inequality: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Climate change risks will impact virtually all of T. Rowe Price's portfolio holdings to various degrees, leading the global fund manager to factor climate change into analysts' evaluation. Maria Elena Drew, Director of Research, Responsible Investing ...

Pivot to virtual AGMs, communication offer opportunities: Redback Connect

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... is that it allows people to ask questions in advance, and as we progress over the next six-12 months, there will be a standard that is set, and therefore an expectation that has been set in terms of accountability and openness," he said. "You could move ...

IFM Investors report carbon emission reduction in Australian infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
IFM investors is reporting a nearly 8% reduction in carbon emissions across its Australian infrastructure portfolio in the 2018/2018 financial year. Chris Newton, head of responsible investing at IFM Investors. The IFM Investors' FY 2019 Australian ...

Advisers discuss new era of advice, ethical considerations: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's (FASEA) Code of Ethics, which came into force January 2020 includes Standard 6, which states that financial advisers must take into account the broad effects arising from the client acting on their ...

Vietnam a source of green infrastructure projects, pipeline: CBI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has identified 16 green infrastructure projects and a sample pipeline of approximately 40 projects in Vietnam. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative CBI released the Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities ...

Property Council of Australia develops platform for modern slavery data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... back end for suppliers to say, here are the standardised set of questions, answer them once here, and try to develop a standard, because otherwise we'd have siloed solution. About 80% of the questions would be generic, with 20% that are industry spec ...

RIAA awards Responsible Investment Certification to Mirova fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has awarded Responsible Investment Certification to Mirova 's Global Sustainable Equity Fund. Simon O'Connor, CEO RIAA Mirova is the sustainable investment affiliate manager to Natixis Investment ...

Q&A: Pablo Berrutti, on the launch of the Altiorem research platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Pablo Berrutti is a senior investment specialist, Sustainable Funds Group, at Stewart Investors. He is also the founder of Altiorem, an online library and resource centre designed to support the finance industry in the shift towards sustainability. ...