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Trustees to be quizzed on climate risk management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... how their current practices align to the prudential regulator's guidance on managing the financial risks of climate change. APRA will soon be sending a voluntary survey to medium-to-large entities in its remit, asking them to assess themselves against ...

Australian Unity appoints ESG lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... properties should be the beneficiaries of Shinde's leadership. "Parag's deep knowledge of property sustainability and climate change strategies will be invaluable in accelerating Australian Unity Property's ESG strategy, and his work will drive stronger ...

CalPERS, CalSTRS face fossil fuels ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... largest employee pension funds use their enormous investment power to finance the very companies that are driving climate change". The press conference heard that many of the funds' member unions have passed divestment resolutions, such as the California ...

Co-founder departs Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... more than $1 billion in funds under management by attracting ethically minded members and those concerned about climate change. Verwey's fellow co-founder Sheikh remains with the fund.

Munro launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
... GSFM is the responsible entity and distributor of the Munro Concentrated Global Growth Fund, as well as the Munro Climate Change Leaders Fund and the Munro Global Growth Fund, in the Australian and New Zealand markets. "This fund is for investors who ...

Former APRA executive joins Zurich

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... Summerhayes spent five years at APRA, leading significant regulatory change and spearheading its efforts around climate change financial risk. In addition to Zurich, he was recently appointed chair of Beyond Zero Emissions, an independent, solutions-focused ...

Plato launches net zero fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... greatest economic transition we'll likely see in our lifetimes," Plato managing director Don Hamson said. "Climate change is an issue that our team and many of our clients feel strongly about and through the Plato Global Net Zero Fund we will be ...

Packhorse secures premium pastoral land

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... Australia through its regenerative practices. "We are deploying sizeable carbon sequestration programs to address climate change and we are supporting the beef industry by providing a superior environment for cattle growing and breeding conditions," ...

Environmental goals edge out social issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... and 'S' are inextricably linked. As an example, eradicating hunger is interconnected with managing the impact of climate change and biodiversity on agricultural productivity. "Trying to entirely disaggregate E and S issues and weigh up their relative ...

Macquarie AM reveals outlook for 2022

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... contributed to a number of challenges the world currently faces, including increased income and wealth inequality, climate change, and weak growth in real incomes for some cohorts. "Layered on top of these challenges is COVID-19, which was a profound ...