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Rest climate change trial delayed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... member Mark McVeigh's day in court with his $57 billion industry superannuation fund over its management of climate change risk has been delayed. New orders were made in the Federal Court yesterday, with the trial date pushed back from July 20 to ...

Report reveals superficiality of ESG pledges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... has revealed a number of superannuation funds, including AustralianSuper, voted down shareholder resolutions on climate change despite signing up to the Investor Group on Climate Change. The Australian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) found ...

Government announces fresh crackdowns on foreign investments

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... proposals that succeed are in our national interest," Frydenberg said. "But technology has been evolving, and our geopolitical climate has become more complex. "In fact, the world over, governments are seeing foreign investment being used for strategic ...

New role for AMP Capital ESG head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... ESG investment research at AMP Capital has taken up a new role. Ian Woods will provide specialist consultancy on climate change and responsible investment to Chronos Sustainability. He will be Chronos' climate change and sustainable investment specialist ...

State Street rejigs international equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
State Street has relaunched an international equities fund for local investors looking for a climate change and ESG focused portfolio, with a new benchmark. The State Street Climate ESG International builds on a fund launched in 2016, which initially ...

Survey shows future of mandates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... return potential was driving uptake. And 88% are addressing thematic issues through their investment approaches. Climate change was the top environmental issue these asset owners identified as a priority. "These results provide an additional proof point ...

Create coalitions for change: Martin Currie

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... effects of global warming become increasingly evident, businesses need to consider both the physical impacts of climate change and the implications of the transition to a lower-carbon environment," Sheasby said. "We believe asset managers have a hugely ...

Former CBA executive nabs industry body lead role

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... of the pandemic and bushfire crisis," he said. "Insurance will also need to continue tackling the challenges of climate change and important regulatory changes, while also transitioning to the new Code of Practice, which must meet and exceed community ...

COVID-19 recovery plans must heed climate science

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... reach net zero emissions target before 2050. "There is a risk that the momentum that has been building around the climate change agenda will be lost as a result of the pandemic and we will remain off track to meet the targets set for 2030 and beyond," ...

FASEA blame game on in earnest

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... "simply not good enough" that advisers' livelihoods and those of their staff are "political footballs in the current climate". "We have made it crystal clear that your part of the industry cannot afford further uncertainty, and that this uncertainty ...