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Apostle Funds Management launches people and planet fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Michalakis. "Our key focus at AFM is to create investment strategies that meet a genuine client need," said AFM managing director Karyn West. "The People and Planet Fund is in line with our strategy to target gaps in the market and to tailor strategies ...

Conscious Investment Management adopts Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... recognise that reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is integral to this cause," said CIM director and RAP working group chair Casey Taylor. "This RAP provides a framework for how we will work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

CEFC, Hostplus, Octopus Australia to invest in renewable energy asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... able to work with such well respected partners in bringing the GREP project to life," said Octopus Australia managing director Sam Reynolds. "It is a great opportunity to combine the resources and capital of each group into a collaboration that can build ...

Identifying female leadership as driver of value: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Engaging with companies to enhance gender and other forms of diversity includes discussing not only hiring practices, but promotion, retention and how performance reviews are conducted, according to Vontobel Asset Management. Sudhir Roc-Sennett, Vontobel's ...

New Forests Asia fund reaches $120 million first close

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... capacity to support the region's transition to a sustainable, climate-smart forest industry," said New Forests Asia managing director Geoffrey Seeto. "We are excited to be partnering with leading institutional investors from Asia Pacific, Europe and ...

Gender imbalance persists in ASX200

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... equality. In the ASX300, seven firms do not have a single woman on the boards, of which three have never appointed a female director. Overseas, the UK's FTSE 100 is inching towards to the gender balance target of 40%, up from 36.2% at the beginning ...

CBA highlights strong demand for ACCUs in push to expand carbon market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... offset credits has been criticised by some because it prolongs reliance on fossil fuels for energy consumption. But CBA director of mining and energy commodities research Vivek Dhar that methodologies can be designed to set high standards. "It's going ...

Hejaz Financial Services predicts $100m growth in 2022

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... home loan program, for example." As part of that growth, Hejaz has hired Chris Deakin to the newly created role of sales director. Deakin is responsible for leading the sales practice and overseeing company growth. She comes to Hejaz from LUCFR Super ...

CEFC backs soil health technology platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... including chief scientific officer Jacquie McGlade, a former chief scientist of the UN Environment Programme and executive director of the European Environment Agency. The company's early customers include National Australia Bank, landowners and companies ...

HSBC Asset Management launches ESG Asia bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... tobacco, and issuers considered to be breaching the UN Global Compact Principles. It will be managed by Alfred Mui, managing director, head of Asia fixed income investment management, and Wilson Yip, associate director, fixed income. The fund meets Article ...