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Climate activism not translating to investing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... living in. "By collectively moving our money, we can restrict the capital available to unsustainable business, such as coal mining and fossil fuel production, and make it more difficult for these types of companies to expand," Palmer said. "By both reducing ...

Tribeca portfolio manager quits

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... departure comes as the strategy struggles with performance. It takes long and short positions in global equities, metals and mining, soft commodities, services and infrastructure sectors. Tribeca markets it through an unlisted fund and a closed-ended ...

All-tech index offers new opps in financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... space," he said. To date, only a fraction of the ASX200 is made up of tech companies. Majority operate in the financials and mining sectors. But if industry megatrends are anything to go by, technology companies will take up more market share, benefitting ...

Adamantem acquires ASX-listed company

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... products and accessories to trade specialists across a diversified range of end markets, including electrical, power, rail, mining and telecommunications end markets," Adamantem said. Under the terms of the agreement, the company has agreed to take Legend ...

Credit Suisse backs sustainability amid Federer furore

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... poverty will grow," he said. "It is difficult to exclude the use of fossil fuels completely. For example, you may exclude mining companies from your portfolio because they use fossil fuel intensively. But there may be a large miner which is implementing ...

Gold lifts as US, Iran tensions escalate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... tensions between the US and Iran have sent gold skyrocketing to an almost seven-year high, with investors turning to bullion, mining shares and gold-backed ETFs to safeguard their wealth. Fuel was added to gold's fire after US President Donald Trump ...

Market Forces takes aim at big banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... of the Paris Agreement," said Market Forces research director Jack Bertolus. "This means committing to exit thermal coal mining and coal power generation in OECD countries like Australia by 2030, as Commonwealth Bank has already done." Market Forces ...

Chief economist update: Australian economy gently turning which way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... residential dwellings (-3.7%) contributed to the decline this quarter." And the "brighter outlook for the resources sector"? "Mining business investment fell 7.8% this quarter and 11.2% through the year," according to the ABS. Speaking of which, the ...

Industry fund for coal miners on ESG journey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
Mine Super, the $11 billion industry fund for the coal mining industry, has clarified its position on a number of ESG issues. Vasyl Nair is the chief risk officer for Mine Super, he recently spoke at a panel on ESG issues at the annual Investment Performance ...

First green bond ETF listed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... screen will be applied to ensure no bond issuer has fossil fuel reserves or infrastructure and are not involved in the mining, extraction or the burning of fossil fuels. The fund will also remove any issuers which are exposed to gambling, tobacco, animal ...