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Regulation, industry to curb greenwashing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
The funds management industry, along with policymakers, must improve classifications of sustainable funds to prevent greenwashing, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF's Global Financial Stability Report said that $20 trillion ...

PRI chief joins Quinbrook advisory board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... Agenda, a member of the Global Advisory Council on Stranded Assets at Oxford University, and the advisory board for the Green Investment Principles for the Belt and Road. She is also a member of a proposed new advisory board at Affirmative Investment ...

Economic recap: Week to October 1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 OCT 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic - and the freezing of nearly all economic activity it brought about -- was godsend to climate change activists. Recall those pictures of those bright, bright, sun-shiny days underscored by a CNN article (published last year) that ...

ASFA urges net zero 2050 targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... committed to include reaching net zero adopting the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment approach and buying green bonds. Super funds that use an engagement approach typically hold discussions and consultations with investors so that their ...

SMSFs welcome RIC exemption

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... doesn't require you to have a retirement income strategy, doesn't mean you shouldn't have one. It's not a green light for SMSF trustees to ignore the spirit of a retirement income covenant, as we know from bitter experience that failure ...

Australian Unity Property hires from AMP Capital

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
Australian Unity's property business has appointed a former AMP Capital senior institutional business development executive as general manager - equity origination. Melissa Hillebrand spent the last eight years at AMP Capital both in London and ...

Reynolds joins Frontier board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
Frontier welcomed Fiona Reynolds as an independent director following her tenure at the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. Reynolds recently completed a nine-year term as the chief executive of the UNPRI. In Reynolds' time with ...

Investment consultants launch net zero scheme

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
Investment consultant firms from across the world with US$10 trillion in assets under advice have joined together to launch a global net zero initiative. JANA, Frontier, Willis Towers Watson, bfinance, Barnett Waddingham, Cambridge LCP, Meketa, Hymans ...

BNP Paribas launches sustainable trusts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... Australia launched three global sustainability trusts to meet demand from Australian and New Zealand clients. BNP Paribas' Green Bond Trust, EARTH Trust and China Equity Trust adhere to the firm's global sustainability strategy and are supported by the ...

UHNWs see net zero as business opportunity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... the opinion that governments' pandemic stimulus packages should prioritise the transition to a low carbon economy and green investments. Currently, 80% of UHNWs are making investment decisions with climate change in mind. Fewer though, 67%, expect ...