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Legal loophole fail: compliance won't dodge risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Heritage Protection Alliance (FNHPA) in partnership with the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and the UN Global Compact Network Australia (UNGCNA). The initiative is supported by HESTA, Perpetual, KPMG Australia, Lendlease, and Allens. ...

Kiwi energy broker sparks interest across the pond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... business and will give clients access to the New Zealand Emissions Units (NZU) market. The NZU market is sought after by global investors due to its high integrity, the company said. The firm operates across 28 countries as a trading intermediary in ...

Lombard Odier brings plastic circularity fund down under

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... extend the plastics' life; and providing collection, sorting, and recycling solutions. The strategy is overseen by global head of private assets and co-lead portfolio manager Christopher Tritten and co-lead portfolio manager Victoire Carous. "We're ...

Execs sceptical of 2050 net zero goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... view was consistent across most regions - and the sector most likely to believe this was oil and gas executives. It is the global scientific consensus that to mitigate the most severe climate impacts, net emissions in global human-caused carbon dioxide ...

Big super's plan on fossil fuel return

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... lagging share price, but a compelling vision seems absent." In February, Woodside and Santos ended talks to create a A$80b global oil and gas behemoth. Santos' development portfolio targeted for investment within the next two years would generate ...

More calls for adaptation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Adaptation should be rolled out alongside emissions mitigation, says assistant minister for climate change and energy Jenny McAllister. It is estimated that climate change will cost US$1.7-3.1 trillion a year through to 2050 globally. For example, the ...

Canberra targets natural disaster insurance gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
The government will attempt to close the natural hazard insurance protection gap, seeking feedback on the standardisation of terms like "storms" and "fire", as well as reforms to the standard cover regime. The reforms are designed to cut insurance costs ...

New Forests appoints first global head of funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
New Forests has named Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) veteran Michelle Elliot as its global head of funds. In the newly created role, Elliot will be responsible for improving investment, operations, and investment analytics to support the investment ...

Major indices provide ESG clarity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... To help investors navigate the complexity of nature and biodiversity screening, the S&P 500 Biodiversity Index and S&P Global LargeMidCap Biodiversity Index measure the performance of nature-focused equity securities from the S&P 500 and S&P Global LargeMidCap ...

Firms wrestle with ESG data challenges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... priority (35%), followed by meeting climate risk and net zero objectives (18%). "While quality and comparability remain a global challenge, data management is coming into sharp focus for firms in Europe. If firms cannot organise their ESG data, they ...