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Environmental goals edge out social issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
Sustainable investors tend to favour environmental-themed strategies over social ones as the former is more tangible and easier to measure. According to Robeco head of sustainable investing research Rachel Whittaker, environmental factors such as emissions ...

T. Rowe Price launches new impact fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... equity and quality of life, and sustainable innovation and productivity guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). It also excludes certain industries and companies, including fossil fuels, tobacco, gambling, and for-profit ...

Net zero banks fund $3.5bn in carbon: Market Forces

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... International Energy Agency (IEA) has made it clear there is no room for new fossil fuel supply projects if we are to achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement," Market Forces campaigner Jack Bertolus said. "Yet, despite a clear commitment to ...

Financial watchdog warns on crypto

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... an investment strategy, ASIC sad SMSF trustees need to document how their fund's investments will meet their retirement goals having regard to diversification, the risks of inadequate diversification, liquidity and the ability of the fund to discharge ...

YFYS could dampen ESG adoption: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... equities using these two techniques can yield meaningful greenhouse gas emissions reductions and UN Sustainable Development Goals improvements with modest levels of tracking error. How far super funds are willing to venture above or below these levels ...

Aware Super leads on climate action: IGCC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
... IGCC said. The CCPT, an 80-page plan, sets out the science and road map on how the fund can transition and make net zero goals a reality with the backing of the trustee board. "Aware Super knew to successfully implement its climate strategy, buy in at ...

The top ESG themes for 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
... navigating net zero, BlackRock said: "Climate risk is investment risk, and the narrowing window for governments to reach net zero goals means that investors need to start adapting their portfolios today. The net zero journey is not just a 2050 story ...

CBA, Northern Trust announce Green Repurchase Agreement

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... steward to institutions, families, and individuals, partnering with them to grow and guard their assets to meet their unique goals. Northern Trust's Australia and New Zealand country executive Leon Stavrou congratulated CBA for their leadership and for ...

FPA names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
... development. "There is growing recognition of the role that financial planners play in helping Australians meet their financial goals, and achieve financial security. In particular, financial planners have a crucial part to play in supporting the post-pandemic ...

Proposed reforms could simplify advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
... legislative complexity; complex definitions; difficulties navigating definitions; overly prescriptive legislation; obscured policy goals and norms of conduct; and difficulties administering complex legislation. For the financial advice industry, the ...