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Super fund shuffles team, investment chief steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... its chief investment officer and the appointment of a chief risk officer. Future Super, the super fund focused on climate change action with almost $1 billion in funds under management, has undergone some changes. Namely, its chief investment officer ...

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... executive director of research and compliance at Rainmaker Information, noted that there are more than 20 ESG and climate change signatory groups with which super funds and investment managers are involved. "To craft like-for-like comparisons at a granular ...

Sharp increase in food waste: Rabobank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... environment. A smaller group is concerned with the connection between food waste and wider environmental impacts such as climate change (24%), the loss of animals / extinction (21%), water shortages (16%) and pollution (12%). The report noted that 7.3 ...

Assessing climate research as part of fund manager performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
A number of fund managers have weighed in on the systemic risks of climate change and their impacts on portfolios, communities and economies. These reports are read with keen interest by many, with asset consultants seeking to analyse that the conclusions ...

Aviva Investors launches climate transition equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... per annum on a rolling 3-year basis, and is managed by portfolio manager Jaime Ramos Martin in partnership with climate change specialist Rick Stathers. "Mitigating and adapting to climate change is the most critical long-term economic challenge that ...

Global fund manager joins Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... third largest asset manager will join Climate Action 100+, the world's largest investor engagement initiative on climate change. State Street Global Advisors, which has nearly USD $3.2 trillion in assets under management (AUM), will sign on to carry ...

Capital raisings, remuneration impact proxy vote: Dimensional

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... in some ways we argue that it's part of the remit to begin with," Singh said. "If your future is impacted by climate change, it should be part of your normal remit. We will push companies by saying at minimum disclosure more data, and as boards and ...

Perception of ethics rises off back of COVID response: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... manufacturing to reduce reliance on overseas supply chains (33%). However, two major pre-COVID issues aged care (32%) and climate change (28%) were also rated highly as challenges for 2021, demonstrating that Australians are turning an eye to life post-pandemic. ...

Industry super cuts emissions exposures by 40%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... December 2019, ahead of the fund's goal. The benchmarks for Australian and global equities are part of Aware Super's Climate Change Portfolio Transition Plan which was launched in July this year. "Committing to net zero emissions by 2050 is an important ...

Social, economic consequences of climate change "devastating": Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
The societal and economic consequences of climate change in a business as usual scenario are expected to be "devastating," but mitigating investment risk based on backward looking data and not future transition is a challenge for investors, according ...