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Could the anti-woke movement come to Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
... polarisation and populism that has given rise to the "anti-woke" movement in the US. The past 12 months have seen pushback against ESG, particularly in the US. At the RIAA conference held in Melbourne earlier this month, investment and political science ...

Don't discount Vietnam: Dragon Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... issues such as the foreign ownership limit that held Vietnam in the frontier market. Another issue is the lack of awareness of ESG in frontier and emerging markets, which creates challenges for sustainable investors in these regions. Dragon Capital said ...

Super fund members eye change

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
... engagement is leading to members interacting with their fund in other ways - here access to education content and approach to ESG initiatives emerged as significant areas of importance. "Members of funds that are undergoing a merger are appreciative ...

Supercharging Australia's climate investment action

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... world's savviest and highest-performance institutional investor markets, and the way it has embraced climate active and ESG investment strategies is about to be supercharged. After almost a decade-and-a-half of climate and energy government policy ...

NZ Super Fund chief executive resigns

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... the Guardians into a world class asset owner, recognised globally for its strong investment performance, leading approach to ESG, reporting and transparency. "The Guardians, and the NZ Super Fund, have grown considerably since I joined and the fund has ...

Infrastructure an asset class for all seasons: IFM

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... another, more recent broad trend which is rising engagement within the investment community on how to manage the 'S' within ESG. Social factors that are particularly relevant to infrastructure investors include organisational workforce practices (especially ...

Morningstar downgrades PIMCO, Vanguard funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... capitalise on positive environments for credit. The competitive advantages here are less obvious to us." Further, the PIMCO ESG Global Bond Fund - Wholesale and the PIMCO Global Credit W have been bumped down from Gold to Silver. On the global bond option ...

Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... and it's had a huge impact on the apparel sector, and a sector fraught with difficulty has gotten worse. Ausbil head of ESG research Mans Carlsson corroborated the view that while helpful, the Accord is not the finishing point. Carlsson recently ...

ETF industry continues growth: Betashares

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
... gold mining products also rallied strongly. There was two new products launched in March, which were both active ETFs. "An ESG-oriented credit strategy from Janus Henderson and Intelligent Investor's Value Share Fund," he said. The report highlighted ...

Quinbrook acquires US biofuel producer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... renewables." Quinbrook's acquisition of the company will deliver the capital resources, enhanced commitment to sustainability and ESG driven impact, and additional strategic relationships to support rapid scale up to meet the growing demand for renewable ...