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Australia fails benchmark for female-led funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The portfolio size of funds run by women has jumped higher this year, but the number of female-led funds in Australia lags the global average. Only 8% of Australia's funds management industry is run by women, lagging the global average of 12.5% ...

CareSuper ousts ESG policies in merger

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... fuel-related activities The SBO will no longer target investment managers expected to deliver lower carbon emissions than the benchmark. It will, however, exclude tobacco, controversial weapons, thermal coal, and production, combustion or transmission ...

ESG ratings risk greenwash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
ASIC's latest roll call of greenwashing interventions highlights a flaw in ESG ratings as a reliable metric for fund managers, a global index provider says. Referencing an ASIC report, Scientific Beta argues ratings often mislead consumers on the ...

Indices move beyond carbon tunnel vision

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Paris-Aligned Climate Leaders Tilt Equities Index is more exposed to climate solutions, meets the minimum EU Paris-Aligned Benchmark, and integrates forward-looking climate metrics. Climate Leaders Equities Index targets climate leaders in low-carbon ...

Green job moves: ACSI, Edge, Investa

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... reports like the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). She will also support tenant and employee engagement initiatives, and help out in green building certifications like ...

Woodside's US$2.35bn gamble raises doubts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The energy giant's US$2.35 billion ammonia buyout may placate many shareholders, but the high price paid has raised alarms given the yet-to-be-operational plant hinges on possibly impermanent carbon capture. Last week, Australian oil and gas company ...

Pension fund dumps ESG benchmark for passive investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... it had been using for its passive investments in previous years. In March, the fund said it has decided to change its benchmark from the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index to MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index. This change means: the new benchmark ...

NZ investors to buoy positive impact funds, fears greenwashing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... positive impact funds on offer for local investors. Like most sustainable funds, Harbour had underperformed relative to its benchmark. In the year to June, its returns before fees was 8.48% compared with its benchmark's 10.12%. However, the survey showed ...

Future Super returns 10.1% to ethically minded members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... underperformed the ASX 300 in FY24. However, due to the screening process, the fund typically allocates more than the benchmark to growth sectors like technology and AI, with an investment in Nvidia boosting returns. "Our returns are built on a foundation ...

Investors exit climate group amid politicisation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... spokesperson said. However, progress remains slow, with companies on average only 40% aligned to the CA100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark Disclosure Framework. "The necessary business transition to a low-carbon future is already producing enormous benefits ...