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APPEA conference kicks up controversy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... export value of $48 billion revenue. APPEA's championing of LNG as a green alternative to other fossil fuels may have had an impact, with the organisation citing the government recognising gas as a part of its COVID-19 recovery plan as one of its key ...

EY names Oceania chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... scheme, an incentives based scheme? Based on those answers, the nature of the policy and the geography and assets they impact will vary significantly, which will make a huge difference to asset valuation."

KiwiSaver exclusions not necessarily a performance drag: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... in fossil fuels and controversial weapons later this year, but analysis from ISS suggests there will not be a negative impact on returns from those exclusions. There are currently nine default KiwiSaver providers in New Zealand, and their contracts expire ...

Assessing carbon beta risk in portfolios: Platypus Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Measuring a portfolio's carbon emissions to produce a footprint is a blunt instrument that may not accurately measure and manage climate risk, according to Platypus Asset Management. Platypus Asset Management has developed a quantitative tool aimed ...

ASFI reports on momentum towards sustainable finance sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and a commitment to measure and report the social and environmental impact of investment, lending and insurance decisions in support of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Momentum Tracker uses ...

Integrating the circular economy into investment strategies: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... all funds under management and will rise to cover 100% of FUM in the short term, and their specific sustainability and impact funds, which take a deeper application of ESG to find positive impact. Management of issues relating to circular economy concepts ...

Using climate scenarios to assess company risks, return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... level. You don't see as much stock dispersion at the aggregate level - at the aggregate level it only has plus or minus impact of around 2%." However, there is great dispersion across stocks within sectors, Tam said. "The largest risks and opportunities ...

Cutting the carbon without sacrificing return: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... strategies, UBS determined that Low carbon intensity matters differently in different markets, and can particularly have positive impact in Europe, Jones said. "What you'd say is you're not losing performance by buying low carbon intensity, but for Europe ...

Strong fund flows into sustainable products: BT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Interest in sustainable products is growing, advisers are getting more comfortable about the more interesting products like impact investing. We are definitely seeing more people investing in some of the impact products that are available on Panorama." ...

SGX CEO calls for increased international collaboration on sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... and private sectors," Loh said in his keynote address. "No single country, government or corporation can make a scalable impact alone. "The financial industry and capital markets, together with market infrastructure operators like SGX, play an important ...