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First Sentier launches ESG property fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
The new Global Property Securities Fund, accredited by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), will build on the firm's ambition to minimise carbon emissions within the property sector. To do so, the fund will build a carbon overlay ...

RBA spotlights inflation risk of higher wages

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
Minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia's June board meeting revealed a risk of persistently high inflation as employees demanded a rise in wages to combat living costs. The minutes stipulated that should expectations of higher inflation become ...

Qantas Super invests $2bn in Calvert, Goldman Sachs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
Qantas Super has announced a $2 billion investment in Calvert Research and Management and Goldman Sachs Asset Management to reduce its carbon intensity. The corporate super fund hopes the partnership with Calvert and Goldman Sachs will help it achieve ...

VanEck carbon credits ETF set to hit ASX

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
VanEck will launch Australia's first carbon credits ETF, tracking the four most actively traded and largest carbon markets and emissions trading schemes (ETS) in the world. Subject to ASX and final regulatory approval VanEck Global Carbon Credits ETF ...

Mitsui, Nomura to acquire New Forests

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
The global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies has announced Mitsui & Co (Mitsui) and Nomura Holdings (Nomura) have entered into an agreement to purchase 100% of the company. The joint venture, which is subject ...

T. Rowe Price names new head of ESG enablement

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... added. Beyond her duties at T. Rowe Price, Allonby serves on the external board of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) energy initiative and MIT's hub for energy research, education and outreach.

Bolster your retention efforts: Robert Half

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
With close to 90% of employers afraid they'll lose their best team members to new opportunities, 80% of them are planning to increase salaries by an average of 11.4% this year. Latest insights from Robert Half looking at the financial services sector ...

CEW push for more women leaders

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
... roles. To date, it has provided 234 women with scholarships to attend prestigious leadership programs at Stanford, Oxford and MIT. Scholarships are now available for female executives in financial services, including under the Executive Leaders, Sustainability ...

ASIC outlines cybersecurity expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
Following on from RI Advice's Federal Court loss, the corporate regulator has laid out its expectations of licensees when it comes to cybersecurity. Just last week, in what was an Australian-first, the Federal Court found RI Advice failed its obligations ...

First crypto ETFs launch on Cboe Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
Finally, after several years of regulatory negotiation, ETF Securities and Cosmos Asset Management have launched cryptocurrency ETFs on Cboe Australia. In a statement, Cboe said ETFs are the first to offer Australian investors with direct, regulated ...