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Regulation, industry to curb greenwashing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... is required over the next two decades alongside strong fiscal policies and regulation to facilitate the transition to net zero. In light of this, the IMF believes there needs to be better classification systems for funds to help summarise the strategy ...

PRI chief joins Quinbrook advisory board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... networks. Commenting on the appointment Reynolds said: "Business as usual - investing as usual - is not going to get us to net zero and that is why I am delighted to be joining the Advisory Board of Quinbrook. In my life post PRI, I want to work with ...

ASFA urges net zero 2050 targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... Superannuation Funds of Australia is calling on super funds to seriously consider climate change risks and commit to net zero greenhouse gas emissions in a new discussion paper. Climate change risk highlights mitigation strategies super funds can use ...

Reynolds joins Frontier board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... he said. Frontier is one of 12 investment consulting firms from around the globe to sign up to the recently launched Net Zero Investment Consultants Initiative (NZICI), committing to supporting the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or ...

Investment consultants launch net zero scheme

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... consultant firms from across the world with US$10 trillion in assets under advice have joined together to launch a global net zero initiative. JANA, Frontier, Willis Towers Watson, bfinance, Barnett Waddingham, Cambridge LCP, Meketa, Hymans Robertson ...

UHNWs see net zero as business opportunity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... families, family offices, and foundations on addressing climate change. It found that 70% see the global transition to net zero as "the greatest commercial opportunity of our age". The ultra-high-net-worths surveyed said they expected sustainable investments ...

MSCI launches implied temperature tool

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... investing tools and builds on MSCI's mission to ensure capital markets and its participants can drive the transition to net zero. Investors are rapidly sharpening their focus on the financial impacts of climate change, and they need greater transparency ...

Natixis appoints Australia, New Zealand head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... continuing the good work the team and I have done in helping Australian investors achieve their investment goals, including net zero. We'll continue to deliver high quality strategies to the market from our strong affiliate network." Chemouny added ...

IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... industry funds will reduce the carbon footprint of its infrastructure assets by 40% by 2030, as it heads down the path to net zero by 2050. IFM Investors has set its interim emissions reduction target for the infrastructure asset class at 1.16 million ...

Transition to renewables trumps divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... economic developments underway to make this possible, but there is also a commonly agreed endpoint - which is to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 or ideally earlier. Reid went on to explain some of the headline approaches investors are undertaking. ...