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Dramatic spike in votes against ASX remuneration: Georgeson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... decision. "There are plenty of times where you're legal compliant, but you still might be missing the optics from an investor point of view." Looking forward, Georgeson foresees mandatory climate disclosure as a key issue in 2024, particularly with climate-related ...

Investors back modern slavery compensation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... compensation scheme was first recommended by the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade in 2017. Now the investor-led, multi-stakeholder initiative Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking Asia Pacific (IAST APAC) has joined ...

Grok Ventures appoints new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Mike Cannon-Brookes' family office Grok Ventures has hired a new CEO while announcing it will focus all new capital into climate-related investments. Grok has named global funds management executive Tan Kueh as CEO, while Jeremy Kwong-Law will remain ...

SIX launches share platform for investors, activists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... getting the message out there and allowing SIX to do the admin side of collecting, collating shareholders to getting investor support from institutions, and also going through the process of proposing shareholder resolutions if that is the route. "We ...

Brookfield reaches first close on second transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... successor of the inaugural Brookfield Global Transition Fund (BGTF I) which closed with $15 billion of fund commitments and investor capital in June 2022. Brookfield notes BGTF I is now substantially deployed or committed to a range of landmark investments ...

ASX companies boosting ESG staff, oversight: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Greenhouse gas emissions are once again the top ESG priority for companies, according to the most recent Perennial Better Future ESG survey. In the fifth edition of the Better Future survey, sent to approximately 200 ASX-listed corporates with responses ...

Green bond investors left in the dark

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Green bond investors find themselves navigating blind due to the lack of standardised emissions reporting methodologies, a specialist global asset manager has revealed. These impact bonds, designed to finance environmentally beneficial projects, also ...

Aussie investors prepare for new EU rules

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The year ahead will see multiple significant regulatory changes affecting financiers who engage with European markets. From January, new EU Taxonomy rules, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) disclosure standards, and International Financial ...

Investors push for nature in climate plans

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Transition plans are pivotal to ensuring companies' credibility in achieving net-zero goals - but currently do not factor in safeguarding and restoring nature and biodiversity. In a bid to accelerate the protection and restoration of nature, finance ...

Rise in ESG commitment by global funds: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... ownership. "Although demand for products focused on environmental, social, and governance issues has tapered in some markets, investor interest in sustainable investing remains high overall," Morningstar said. "There is broad recognition that sustainability ...