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HESTA adds Woodside, Santos to climate watchlist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... across its portfolio by 2030. Blakey said: "The science is telling us this is a critical decade and that mitigating climate change related risks requires an accelerated transition and a more rapid reduction in emissions." "HESTA is committed to using ...

Moody's RMS appoints regional managing director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
... "integrated risk assessment strategy that will help clients and communities decode risk and unlock opportunity." "Climate change and natural catastrophes, such as flood, fire, earthquake, and typhoon, continue to wreak havoc on the Asia Pacific region. ...

QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... such as renewable energy - another thing QIC is looking at in terms of the energy transition and resilience to climate change. QIC is investing in renewables and energy transition investments across its infrastructure debt and equity portfolios, seeing ...

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 ...

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 ...