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Super fund climate risk assessment results released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... how institutions are aligning their practices with the expectations outlined in Prudential Practice Guide CPG 229 Climate Change Financial Risks. Released last November, CPG 229 provides APRA-regulated entities with guidance on managing the financial ...

FSC guidance looks to eliminate greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... creation, FSC chief executive Blake Briggs said: "The Australian funds management industry takes the challenge of climate change seriously, along with its role in allocating capital to facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy." "The Glasgow ...

Mercer wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... three additional funds overseen by the board of the Tuvalu Trust Fund. These are the Consolidated Investment Fund, Climate Change and Disaster Survival Fund, and the Felakaupule Trust Fund. The aim of the mandates is to strengthen the fund's long-term ...

Financial product registrations up 30%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... forward, Donohoe said it will be interesting to see the response by product manufacturers to recent changes in the economic climate, including outlooks of higher global interest rates and inflation.

V-Square launches Australian ESG index strategy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... strategy, focusing on the financial impacts of sustainability and accounting for current and potential exposure to climate change transition risks and opportunities." V-Square's indexed strategy is currently offered with an unconstrained tracking error ...

KPMG spotlights super's biggest challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... key considerations for the super sector in 2022. According to KPMG's latest Super Insights 2022 report, last year climate change had fast become one of the top strategic priorities for super fund trustees. This was accompanied by an increasing rate of ...

Net zero commitments in ASX200 companies doubles

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... adopting them. Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' Promises, pathways and performance report details climate change disclosures in the ASX 200, revealing the underlying number of companies with net zero commitments has almost doubled on last ...

New guidance to improve super funds' understanding of ESG risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... participants in the consultation called for greater clarity on the interplay between Prudential Practice Guide CPG 229 Climate Change Financial Risks (CPG 229) and SPG 530. "Submissions noted that the current SPG 530, released in 2013, limited the consideration ...

Investors, advisers need further ESG education

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... and the rise of independent and Green candidates came in the wake of strong campaign messaging around combating climate change and embracing sustainability," he said. "Further, as the dust settles from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking ...

Andrew Mouat joins Kilter Rural

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
... point, where greater investment is being deployed into natural capital assets to help alleviate the impacts of climate change." Kilter Rural chief executive Cullen Gunn said he is pleased to welcome Mouat on board. "He brings a great depth of experience ...