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Cbus awards $240m mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... a UK-based specialist provider of environmentally focused investment strategies. This mandate sits within Cbus' climate change solutions allocation. "The mandate is clearly aligned with the Cbus Climate Change Roadmap, this investment supports both our ...

Buffett doesn't want to report on diversity, climate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... investee organisations that the board believes could be materially impacted by, or significantly contribution to, climate change; 2. An explanation of how the board oversees and manages climate-related risks and opportunities; and, 3. An examination ...

Global net zero framework launched

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change has launched the Net Zero Investment Framework, providing institutional investors with a guide to implementing a net-zero investment strategy. Building on the IIGCC's existing body of work, the framework ...

Mercer joins net-zero club

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... scenario," Willment said. "What's more, the demand from members and clients for a rigorous and measurable approach to climate change is greater than ever." She added that the target builds upon Mercer's already established climate change beliefs and ...

VanEck readies new ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... companies that produce it and the technologies that drive it," Neiron said. "Investors are demanding action on climate change and increasingly they are demanding investment products that facilitate a lower carbon future. CLNE responds to this need."

Actuaries Institute names new president

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... for the profession and areas where they can contribute, recognising that young actuaries have strong interests in climate change, government and data analytics, alongside traditional work in superannuation and insurance." Commenting on his new role as ...

Woodside results vindicate divestment argument: Activists

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... continue, and possibly accelerate," Vincent said. "Why do super funds, especially those who claim to care about climate change, think their capital is secure with Woodside?" Market Forces has filed a resolution ahead of Woodside's annual general ...

BetaShares launches climate ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... a fund that will provide exposure to companies focused on climate and environmental challenges. The BetaShares Climate Change Innovation ETF (ERTH) will track an index that will cover clean and renewable energy, green transportation, water and waste ...

Asset managers move to ESG

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... completely or significantly incorporate ESG issues in their analysis and investment decisions by the end of 2021. Climate change and ESG were cited as being top priorities for funds within APAC with climate change among the top trends respondents will ...

Australia sweeps pension market rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... nation's recovery," she said. One notable trend from the research is that many assets owners are "turbo charging" climate change and accelerating to net-zero initiatives, leading to a paradigm shift in extending from the two-dimensional model of ...