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Qantas Super in $2bn climate risk mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... selected Calvert Research and Management and Goldman Sachs Asset management to manage a $2 billion allocation across Australian and global equity portfolios, split equally between the two managers. Qantas Super is taking a whole-of-portfolio approach ...

Millennials, Gen X lead impact investing demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Australian millennials and Generation X are leading the rise of impact investing, and overall, men report having a greater understanding of impact investing, according to research from American Century Investments. This is American Century's fifth impact ...

Calls for transformation, climate skill in AGL board renewal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... David Evans. "Given the message they've received by this demerger proposal as well as the greater context of the Australian election, they need to listen to those noise and feedback and do something proactive about this change rather than reactive," ...

Rising costs of carbon credit to impact offsetting strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... should be clear on decarbonisation strategies and the role of offsets in that strategy. The recent election of the Australian Labor Party led by Anthony Albanese underlines the trajectory for Australia, Comley said. "The election will give people confidence ...

HESTA first super fund to oppose AGL demerger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Industry super fund HESTA will vote against a proposed demerger of energy utility AGL, becoming the first super fund to state their proxy voting intentions in public. HESTA said it has engaged with AGL and decided to vote against the demerger, as reported ...

Strong flow of new ESG funds brought to market: Equity Trustees

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... launched over the past 24 months, 34% were global equity funds, followed by global and domestic fixed income at 17%, Australian equities 16% and multi-asset funds at 12%. While 83 of the funds had no primary theme, of those that that did, 9% had an environment ...

RIAA tapped to run TNFD consultation group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... will leverage the existing work RIAA is leading including through its Nature Working Group, and partnerships with the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. "We're already working on TNFD through the Nature Working Group and ...

Labor victory likely to increase ACCU demand: CBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Demand for Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) is likely to rise as a result of Labor's victory in the federal election, according to CBA. With Anthony Albanese forming government, Labor will target a 43% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from ...

Quinbrook "hopeful" over post-election renewable energy outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... achieve further uptake of renewables in the national energy grid has been outlined through work of bodies such as the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and the Energy Security Board, established in 2017 to coordinate implementation of recommendations ...

RIAA certifies two Real Asset Management funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has certified two fund strategies from Real Asset Management (RAM). The RAM Australian Diversified Fixed Income Fund and RAM Diversified Fixed Income and Credit SMA have been approved under RIAA's Responsible ...