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UK pension fund to go net zero

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... all related activity by 2030. "No-one wants to save throughout their life to retire into a world devastated by climate change," NEST chief investment officer Mark Fawcett said. The fund has also committed to investing a greater proportion of its funds ...

Bond investor sues Australian government

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
A 23 year old woman is suing the Australian government, claiming climate change risk was not disclosed properly when she invested in exchange traded bonds. Kathleen (Katta) O'Donnell is being represented by Equity Generation Lawyers principal David ...

Investment strategies need to change: GSFM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... pre-existing economic issues. "Trade-wars, deglobalisation and re-regulation, dysfunctional politics, cyber-wars, climate change, inequality, and 'oligopolistic privilege' were already playing out in the global economy, and COVID-19 has intensely ...

AustralianSuper partners with greenhouse gas giants

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... net zero emissions. "An effective low carbon economic transition is necessary to manage the investment risks from climate change and is therefore important for AustralianSuper to deliver the best investment outcomes for our members," he said. "We undertake ...

State Street to launch ESG ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... broader index. Head of SPDR ETF Asia Pacific Distribution Meaghan Victor said: "Today, high profile issues such as climate change, diversity, executive remuneration and corporate culture mean more investors are looking to align their investment strategies ...

Giselle Roux joins Melbourne boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... management. It currently has about seven impact partners. Future areas of interest for the boutique include: environment and climate, health and education, and sustainable development (such as social housing). "Social and crisis accommodation is particularly ...

MSCI shifts to the cloud with Microsoft alliance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... solution capabilities. This will help investors better understand and interpret the risks and opportunities that climate change brings, they said. MSCI chair and chief executive Henry Fernandez said the alliance would help meet investors rapidly evolving ...

Pension funds apply pressure on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
Some of the largest pension funds in the US have sent letters to their government urging action on climate change after a proposal sought to limit their ESG investing capabilities. The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), which has ...

HESTA doubles down on climate action

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... emissions by 2050. In a submission to the government's Technology Investment Roadmap discussion paper, HESTA said climate change presents a very real financial risk to its portfolio, arguing if they fail to consider it in investment decision-making it ...

BlackRock offers update on dumping coal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... "retrograde" step. BlackRock identified 244 companies in the last year that it said were not making sufficient progress on climate change; 191 of those were placed "on watch" meaning that BlackRock expects them to make changes or it will take voting ...