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Fund manager sets gender diversity target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... are central to meeting this ambitious target. The reality is that in order for us to achieve this target, two-thirds of future investment management hires will need to be women, and we will need to retain them as their careers develop." Clausen said ...

Companies have duty to act on climate conclusions of IPCC report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... directors and executives need to understand the forward-facing nature of all climate change risks and understand that the future will not look like historical experience. "The very first thing is to understand that you can't assume that business as usual ...

Investors press for swift action in wake of climate report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... management sector has reacted with stark language. "The IPCC report released today is a justified 'red alert' on the future of our planet," said PRI CEO Fiona Reynolds. "The facts are clear: human-induced climate change is indisputable, it affects ...

Bank launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... achievement of the sustainability target(s). It effectively links the borrower's cost of capital to the achievement of future sustainability targets and their sustainability performance." It is anticipated that sustainability linked derivatives are most ...

A burning issue: decarbonising the global steel industry

ANNA CHONG, ANDY JONES  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... essential in today's world, and it will be just as essential tomorrow - much of the technology to create a zero-carbon future, from wind turbines to mass transportation, will use steel in its construction. Yet steel production itself is a highly ...

Investor consortium completes Tilt Renewables deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
A group of investors including QIC, the Future Fund, and AGL have completed the acquisition of Tilt Renewables. The Powering Australian Renewables (PowAR) consortium, which is led by QIC in conjunction with co-investors including Aware Super, Hostplus ...

Climate friendly super choice could halve emissions: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... the superannuation industry and their main focus is managing financial risk and making sound financial decisions for the future, and they must take into account climate risk for investments." Australian Ethical's members "value the fact that we're happy ...

Governance Institute taps former ASFA CEO for role as chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Governance Institute's modernisation as we confirm ourselves as the leading national governance body, both now and into the future. The appointment is a "key part of an independent governance review of Governance Institute in response to a rapidly changing ...

Maple-Brown Abbott appoint new head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... strategies over a decade. "We thank Natasha for her immense contribution to Maple-Brown Abbott and wish her well for her future endeavours," Rossler said. "With her strong ESG background, Emma will continue to build on what Natasha started. ESG considerations ...

Opinion: The housing burden is large enough to be shared by many parties

SCOTT LANGFORD  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... domestic banks to provide construction finance as part of a well-functioning capital ecosystem for community housing into the future, and emerging opportunities for other private investment into different parts of the capital stack. Maximising value ...