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Australian funds highlighted for climate action plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Three Australia investors have been singled out for showing best practice in setting climate action plans. Aware Super, IFM Investors and UniSuper are part of a list of 10 institutional investors highlighted by the Investor Agenda for their work on ...

Retail investors integrating ESG into investment decisions: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... investor influencers, and views/perceptions of related fund managers and product providers, based on a survey of 7,104 Australian investors conducted between August and October 2021. In 2021, 46% said they bought or sold investments based on ESG factors ...

Accountants to play central role in ESG developments: CPA Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... bottom-up supervisory climate vulnerability assessment (CVA) exercise in 2021, with the cooperation of the five largest Australian banks. APRA said it plans to publish the results of the CVA in 2022. APRA has also finalised Prudential Practice Guide ...

Pushing ahead on gender parity in investment: Future IM/Pact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... investment management industry and helped 23 women secure intern, graduate or junior analyst roles. Current partners are Australian Ethical, Cbus, Fidelity, Hesta, Jarden, Macquarie, Mercer, MLC, Munro Partners, Perpetual, QIC, Schroders, Sunsuper and ...

Proxy advisers assess impacts of government reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... could force a rethink of how they provide services. Beginning 7 February, all proxy advisers must hold a new type of Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) financial services license and will be required to share their recommendations on a company ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... and part of it will be the intersection in climate and biodiversity, the twin crises we see." Later in November, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) launched a report stating that biodiversity loss is a material financial risk for ...

What you read in 2021

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... offering huge investment potential," said Arian Neiron, managing director and head of Asia Pacific, VanEck, "In an Australian first, investors will soon be able to invest in an ETF of global clean energy and technology companies that are positioned to ...

ARENA announces $100m funding round for grid-scale batteries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced another $100 million funding for grid-scale battery projects to support the grid. ARENA's Large Scale Battery Storage Funding Round will provide up to $100 million funding to new battery energy ...

Proxy advisers criticise new government reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Proxy advisers and advocacy bodies including the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) have criticised new rules governing proxy advice that will commence in February 2022. Beginning 7 February, all proxy advisers must hold a financial ...

TCorp recaps performance of $5.2 billion sustainability bond programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... October 2020 issuance of a 10-year, $1.3 billion green bond, which TCorp noted establish the first ESG curve by an Australian semi-government issuer. The Sustainability Bond Programme was established in 2018, and it plays a role as NSW has set a net ...