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Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia into the 51st state of the United States," he told the ABC in August. The US is flexing its military muscle in Asia Pacific more than ever, establishing outposts in the form of naval bases and airfields strategically encircling China and Taiwan. ...

UN PRI bolsters APAC expertise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and the state government. The UN PRI also appointed Kazuma Osaki as head of policy for Asia-Pacific markets, after filling this role on an interim basis. "Thematically, much of what I cover will remain the same ...

Green jobs: Societe Generale, Iress, U Ethical, CDP, TISFD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... momentum on sustainability as new climate laws come into force. Tessa Dann has taken the helm as head of sustainable finance for Asia Pacific at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB). Her promotion is part of the bank's ongoing expansion ...

Robeco specialist poached by Northern Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Robeco, will also direct the firm's growing international quantitative teams in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific. As for Rohof, he has been a client portfolio manager since November 2019 initially supporting the German-speaking ...

Investors worth $42trn target state leaders at COP29

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... presented to delegates at the UN Climate Conference (COP29) in Azerbaijan. Aside from the IGCC, coordinators include the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC), CDP, Ceres, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, Principles for Responsible ...

Green Moves: Aus Ethical, S&P, Zevero, Pangolin

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... data and risk analysis business, for 14 years. Closer to home, carbon accounting firm Zevero has hired John Leung as head of Asia Pacific. In April, the UK decarbonisation platform was purchased by Singaporean climate tech startup LEVELUP. Leung was ...

Exec pay lands listed firms in hot water

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... accountability at AGMs, which we also expect to continue in the upcoming Australian AGM season," said Paul Murphy, head of ESG Asia Pacific at Georgeson. Murphy said that the key remuneration issues that led to negative votes included: * uncapped cash ...

Climate finance gets $100bn boost: ADB

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... its annual financing. This comes in response to "cascading shocks" that have "derailed years of development progress" in Asia Pacific, according to ADB president Masatsugu Asakawa. "ADB is updating its vision, expanding its financial capacity, and modernising ...

Music mecca hits the right note for nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... a new offering that kills two birds with one stone, as companies start understanding the link between carbon and nature. Asia-Pacific carbon offsets provider Tasman Environmental Markets (TEM), the leading voluntary Australian carbon credits provider ...

State Street receives Shariah-compliant certificate

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... US$4.5 trillion in 2022 to US$6.67 trillion in 2027. By aligning operating models to Shariah principles, State Street head of Asia Pacific Stefan Gmuer said State Street stands to benefit. "The global Islamic finance industry has experienced strong growth ...