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Rest climate case dismissed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... said McVeigh acknowledges and supports. These including measuring and reporting climate related outcomes in-line with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures and encouraging investee companies to do the same, publicly disclosing the fund's ...

Boutique hires from MLC Asset Management

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
A Melbourne equities and listed property boutique has hired from MLC Asset Management to add a Sydney-based role. Rebecca Collins has joined SG Hiscock & Company in a newly-created role of key account manager. Collins was most recently a research relationship ...

Gender doesn't influence company returns: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... "known" director, in that they are already the director of an ASX300 company. "In Australia, nomination of directors is a task largely performed by incumbent directors," the study said. "Australian public company boards clearly prefer director candidates ...

Cost of advice soars as red tape grows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
With research showing the average cost for a Statement of Advice has increased 10% in 12 months, the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is warning of the detrimental impact ongoing reform is having on financial advisers and consumers. ...

LaSalle joins 2050 club

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... said. LaSalle also became a member of the UN Environmental Program Finance Initiative in 2018 and took part in a two year task force on climate related financial disclosures pilot project. "The success of this environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...

ASX200 advance climate targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... shows ASX200 companies' climate-related disclosure has improved but there are still challenges. The ACSI research shows the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework has become the most common benchmark for companies' reporting ...

Grow Super founder sentenced in betting scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
The founder of Grow Super has been sentenced, after pleading guilty to gambling with insider information. Appearing yesterday, Joshua Wilson was sentenced in Downing Centre Local Court to 18 months good behaviour. He was not fined or given a custodial ...

IFM jumps on net zero bandwagon

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
IFM Investors has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its asset classes, targeting net zero by 2050. IFM said the move is an extension of action already being taken by its infrastructure assets to reduce emissions through investment ...

Alphinity appoints to new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
Alphinity Investment Management has strengthened its ESG investing and research capabilities with a new key leadership appointment. The boutique fund manager appointed Jessica Cairns to the newly created role of ESG and sustainability manager. Alphinity ...

AMP Capital included in UNPRI Leaders Group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... demonstrate well-established internal climate and ESG functions, such as cross-functional advisory groups, committees and task forces," it said. Among the Leaders' Group, senior level staff will often have management and assessment responsibilities ...