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ESG investing 2.0 emerges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... made a commitment to reduce emissions in late 2020, while the US re-signed the Paris Agreement last January. The United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP26, which takes place this month, will also accelerate more action towards signing up to the ...

CFA ESG certificate launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... ESG certificate syllabus. The certificate was developed by the CFA Society in the UK and has been endorsed by the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). "This certificate can help you gain an edge in this fast-moving $40 trillion ...

ASFA urges net zero 2050 targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... emissions by 2050. Some mitigations strategies super funds have committed to include reaching net zero adopting the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment approach and buying green bonds. Super funds that use an engagement approach typically ...

Reynolds joins Frontier board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
Frontier welcomed Fiona Reynolds as an independent director following her tenure at the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. Reynolds recently completed a nine-year term as the chief executive of the UNPRI. In Reynolds' time with ...

Super leaders recognised

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... more recently an independent member of the impact committee. She is currently also a non-executive director at the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. She has also served as a non-executive director at Frontier since 2011 and is a non-executive ...

PRI chief executive resigns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
The chief executive for the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment has stepped down after being in the role for almost a decade. Fiona Reynolds has been chief executive of the PRI since 2013. She joined the responsible investing group ...

Lessons from GPIF: Mizuno

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... their own hands if their governments are unwilling to do so. Speaking at the Morningstar Investment Conference, United Nations special envoy on innovative finance and sustainable investments Hiro Mizuno was asked what Australian asset owners can do to ...

TIAA commits to net zero

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... by 2040. It has also committed to managing all of its $1.2 trillion in assets under management according to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. "We engage with the management teams of thousands of companies every year to advocate ...

New corporate bond fund launches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... Artesian portfolio manager David Gallagher said the fund tackles climate change, as well as aims to address the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "Whilst the fund is still in its infancy, we are quite proud we have been able to ...

Pension fund members incur post-Brexit fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund is investigating why some European banks are now imposing fees on benefit payments in what looks like an unforeseen consequence of Brexit. Some beneficiaries have seen fees of up to €25 charged on their ...