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AI-based trading platform to integrate ESG data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... summary of the company across three categories - underperformance, average performance and over performance, and can flag key risk industries such as production of palm oil, coal and weapons. Jaaims also plans to modify the Smart Portfolio product to ...

Investors, business criticise WA cultural heritage bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
A coalition of investors and business groups have raised concerns that proposed legislation in Western Australia is insufficient to prevent future tragedies such as the destruction of Juukan Gorge from happening. The WA Aboriginal Cultural Heritage ...

Australian company boards lack skill, experience to lead net zero transition: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... carbon intensive companies, and sets out investor expectations of company boards and their management regarding climate change risk, particularly for companies highly exposed to climate-related transition risks. The analysis reveals that climate change ...

COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... commitments bring implications for infrastructure The lack of hard targets from COP26 does not mean that investor action on climate risk will halt, and further, action on reducing methane emissions have implications for infrastructure investments, according ...

APAC investors taking decarbonisation action: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... top motivator for climate investment strategies, slightly ahead of creating outperformance (41%) and mitigating investment risk (36%). Asset owners are increasingly seeking to make "real change" on climate change, and see it as being in line with their ...

BetaShares launches ethical SMAs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... recognise Australian investment managers that have consistently produced solid returns while effectively managing investment risk. The awards span 21 categories across six major asset class sectors, with analysis conducted by Rainmaker Information.

COP26 commitments on methane to impact infrastructure: ClearBridge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... investments, according to ClearBridge Investments. The lack of hard targets from COP26 does not mean that investor action on climate risk will halt, said ClearBridge co-founder and senior portfolio manager Nick Langley. "We're light on hard targets coming ...

RBA, APRA outline COP26 commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... a group of central banks and supervisors who share practices and contribute to the development of environment and climate risk management in the financial sector. APRA and RBA noted that because climate change affects the economy and the financial system ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... methane emissions is critical to achieving net zero commitments, and that regulatory intervention around the world brings risk to the natural gas sector. "[N]atural gas, completely combusted, still releases the equivalent of around 50-60% of the CO2 ...

IFRS announces plan for comprehensive sustainability standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
A new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will develop a comprehensive set of sustainability disclosure standards that accounting professionals say would be a critical step to harmonising a fragmented reporting landscape. The International ...