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ASIC reviewing greenwashing in financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... the funds management space," similar to the way that ASIC has reviewed how large, listed companies disclose their climate risk. "Boards should be mindful that prohibitions in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) on misleading and deceptive conduct and false ...

Charting a course to net zero: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... their contribution to climate change and manage their exposure to the low-carbon transition, as part of their return- and risk-management, Neuberger Berman said. "There are different ways of going about implementation and different choices to make," ...

NTAM launches new quantitative low carbon strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... investment fund that is designed to provide "a reasonable exposure to potential market upside while seeking to mitigate downside risk." The QLV Low Carbon strategy aims to reduce a portfolio's carbon footprint, seeking a reduction in the carbon intensity ...

Super funds file Modern Slavery Statements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... having read those other company statements.'" Moving forward, the financial services sector will also have to move past risk identification towards the ultimate goal of remediating instances of modern slavery. "If you're an investor or an organisation ...

Fund manager issues first Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Impact investor Melior Asset Management has developed its first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). The RAP will see Melior commit to 14 activities on a range of issues internal to the business and external in terms of their engagement with companies. ...

CEO, board salaries cops COVID-19 hit: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... largest increases were in the audit committee, whose members saw a 36.6% increase and chairs seeing a 19.4% increase, and risk, whose members saw in increase of 22.8%, while chairs saw a 23.4% increase. Around one third of senior executives received ...

Calculating the value of green transitions: UBS AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
By calculating the value of decarbonisation strategies, investors can identify which companies in hard-to-abate emissions-intensive sectors are capable of taking stronger action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to UBS Asset Management. ...

Extreme weather, human rights intensifying ESG focus: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... massive difference in terms of looking at a company with future investment - is it safe to invest in this company, are they at risk of being exposed to wildfires?" In addition to natural disasters, this has implications for investing in companies that ...

CEFC, CBA finance plastic recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Commonwealth Bank will finance a plastics recycling facility, its first commitment under the Australian Recycling Investment Fund. The CEFC will commit up to $16.5 million in debt finance to a new polyethylene ...

Regulation needs to keep up with the rise of ethical investing: Hejaz Financial Services

HAKAN OZYON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... clients wanting to address environmental concerns or actively avoid certain investments which carry substantial environmental risk. As is the case with everyday ethics, there are various ways in which the term can be interpreted and enacted through clients' ...