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Fidelity hires sustainability director

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... executive director at Goldman Sachs and research analyst at Deutsche Bank. The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change recently launched the Net Zero Investment Framework, giving institutional investors a guide on implementing net-zero investment ...

What instos want from managers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... institutional investors see lots of room for improvement in ESG. In 2021, they firmly expect to see links between climate change and financial risks and opportunities identified by boards. The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures was a ...

FTSE Russell adds to local team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... Pacific. She has previously worked at HESTA, and was also the first chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). The firm has also appointed Martin Orro its head of business development for Pacific, hiring from S&P Global. ...

MAX finalists named, voting open

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... Infrastructure investing Franklin Templeton - MORE BT - BT Academy First Sentier Investors - Curious Facts Robeco - Climate Change MARKETING TEAM OF THE YEAR First Sentier Investors Allianz Retire+ Budget Direct Fidante Partners Suncorp PRINT CAMPAIGN ...

How managers win ESG mandates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... year were driven by investors rather than adviser. "At Australian Ethical, we've known for many years that climate change would and should become a key driver of private investment decisions," Australian Ethical chief executive John McMurdo said. ...

ACSI launches new climate change policy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... companies that fail on climate-related risk. The newly updated policy from ACSI aims to improve how companies approach climate change risk. The policy supports the Paris Agreement and the need for companies to commit to pathways for net zero emissions ...

Chief economist update: Tomorrow never dies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... were buffeted by headlines concerning the confluence of the three C's - capital gains tax, coronavirus and climate change - sending its four major benchmark equity indices in the red and dragging down most others around the world. Certainly, the ...

APRA releases draft climate change guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
Financial risks of climate change can interact and compound other institutional risks including credit risk, market risk, and liquidity risk, APRA has emphasised in a new practice guide. APRA has released a draft guide for Prudential Practice Guide ...

Chief economist: Of capital gains taxes, COVID-19 and climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... Biden's plan to lift the capital gains tax, there's the lingering surge in COVID-19 infections, and there's climate change. Take your pick. Bloomberg reports that: "President Joe Biden will propose almost doubling the capital gains tax rate ...

Rest launches low-cost SRI option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... case was dismissed as Rest agreed to all of McVeigh's requests, including publicly acknowledging the threat that climate change poses both economically and socially.