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Demand for human rights solutions intensifies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... passive funds to do more on human rights. The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights says investors must engage with index providers to do tackle human rights concerns. An article published by FS Sustainability in March found that some firms tracking ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... representation from entry level to C-suite is observed in every industry.While half of economies included in the Global Gender Gap Index made incremental progress, significant disparities remained. The top 10 nations for gender parity were: Iceland Finland ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... keeping him up at night is trying to make sure that inflation comes down without smashing the economy. Annual consumer price index inflation peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and has since declined to 3.6% as of the March quarter of 2024. ...

Holdings fly in face of super duty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... superannuation fund increased investments, both in dollar terms and as a proportion of share investments. The 'Climate Wreckers Index' includes companies like Woodside Energy, Santos, and Whitehaven Coal, which would be responsible for the majority (59%) ...

ESG fund performance leans on growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... portfolio manager at Nomura Asset Management UK said the strategy targets 2-3% outperformance of MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI), the global equity index. Beyond this, it targets "a positive impact on the most important environmental and social challenges ...

Fund selection risk a material issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... market exposures, and 25.3% for industry-adjusted returns. The data is the latest release from Scientific Beta, the global index solutions provider that focuses on smart factor, ESG and climate. Scientific Beta is a subsidiary of the Singapore Exchange ...

BlackRock-Temasek closes at US$1.4 bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... products which target sustainable investments, "where a financial product has sustainable investment as its objective and an index has been designated as a reference benchmark". Allstate, BBVA, KIRKBI, Mizuho Bank Ltd, MUFG Bank Ltd, TotalEnergies, and ...

On biodiversity, a 143-year-old museum comes to the rescue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... and compare the state of local ecosystem biodiversity among countries. "The museum has created the Biodiversity Intactness Index, which has 58,000 samples of plant and animal species across 41,000 locations. What it means is that you can find this information ...

Greenwashing crackdown will boost ESG fund flows: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... compliant business is a profitable business." The industry is urged to integrate through certification, product issuers and index providers. Longo said entities should come forward to ask the regulator for clarification if needed. ASIC has issued 17 ...

Active ownership is the new sheriff in town

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... 2015, there has been an 89% increase in board positions on the ASX300 held by women, according to the 2024 Board Diversity Index. "As an industry, we've had a really significant impact, together with corporates, around diversity. It's been pleasing ...