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Australian Ethical backs infrastructure debt funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... Queensland. The goal is for the total projects to be fully operational by 2025, Austin told sister publication FS Sustainability. The Ethical Fund has a broader mandate, Austin said. "The Ethical Fund finances wind and solar and does some social infrastructure ...

Rest names internal global equities lead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
... managers. This gives us a more holistic view of how companies are contributing to our overall portfolio and our sustainability goals." Lill also commended Mercado's proven track record, deeming him "ideally suited" to spearhead the development of Rest's ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... mandatory for large Australian companies from July 2024, with smaller businesses to follow in 2027-2028. As FS Sustainability reported in June, the proposal includes a three-year transitional period with regulator-only action against directors and reporting ...

American Century unveils new global strategy

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
... manager David Byrns, will invest in 45-75 securities selected using bottom-up, fundamental research and a proprietary sustainability framework. "The team will leverage our proprietary Improvement Pathway (IP) framework to identify companies that recognise ...

Calastone appoints new local head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... company in March from HSBC, noted that fintech solutions are increasingly recognised as the foundation for commercial sustainability and innovation in the digital economy. "We have a strong regional and global team to support this," he said. Additionally ...

Power50: Most influential advisers named

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
... power of financial advice and literacy on a broader scale, believing this could prove paramount to the industry's sustainability. "By improving financial literacy and guiding people towards making better financial decisions now, the advice clients of ...

Mass-affluent population key to insurer sustainability: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
The world's 40 largest life insurers face huge sustainability challenges, as a new report shows they will see close to $13 trillion in outflows between now and 2040. Capgemini's World Life Insurance Report 2023 shows policyholders aged 65 and ...

Lack of income stream drags local retirement system: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... primarily driven by higher mandatory contributions and increased pension assets. The report looks at adequacy, sustainability, and integrity of a system, with each metric receiving a score out of 100 which is then averaged to achieve an overall grade. ...

Dimensional launches Aussie fund to NZ market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
Dimensional has taken one of its local sustainability funds across the ditch, launching it as a portfolio investment entity (PIE) to New Zealand investors. The new PIE offering is based on the Australian Sustainability Trust which launched five years ...

Global insurers eye private markets, clean energy: BlackRock

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... investment proposition, while regional insurers continue to seek exposures to green, social and sustainable bonds." Sustainability is increasingly central to global insurers' investment strategies, particularly with a focus on the transition to a low-carbon ...