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Two Sydney advice firms merge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
Two Sydney-based advice firms have merged, with the firms saying it was not a decision either party made lightly. Halcyon Wealth Advisers has merged with Principle Advisers with the aim to take the business into the future and enable financial advisers ...

Australian Ethical benefits from seismic cultural shift

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... three performing MySuper products over the FY20 - and it was also one of only 15 options to finish the financial year in the green. Notably, it's Australian Shares option was also the top performing product over a five year, seven year and 10 year ...

Bloomberg launches ESG ratings

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Bloomberg has launched proprietary environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings, which it says will help to provide transparent, data driven insights into company performance. Initially, Bloomberg will offer environmental and social scores for ...

CEFC makes first foray into industrial investments

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... country's transition to a lower emission future. CEFC chief executive Ian Learmonth said the partnership would help the "green bank" transform Australia's industrial property sector. "We can drive sustainability measures across an extensive portfolio ...

First State Super, CEFC back new bond

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
BNP Paribas has issued a $140 million green bond linked to the newly launched Australian Climate Transition Index, subscribed by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and First State Super. The Australian Climate Transition Index (also known as ...

UK pension fund to go net zero

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... investment officer Mark Fawcett said. The fund has also committed to investing a greater proportion of its funds directly in green infrastructure - it already has about $180 million invested in renewable projects across Europe. It will also actively ...

AIST pushes for policy reform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... the transition to "greener" energy and infrastructure. This would help to create jobs and reduce energy demand through the green retrofitting of existing major building assets, particularly office buildings, Scheerlinck said. "Profit-to-member super ...

AustralianSuper partners with greenhouse gas giants

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
Australia's largest superannuation fund has partnered with the country's major greenhouse gas emitters in a new initiative which will see them work towards a decarbonised future. AustralianSuper, joined by NAB and Schneider Electric, has partnered ...

HESTA doubles down on climate action

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... industry super fund has called on the Australian government to encourage institutional investors to take a greater role in a green recovery from the economic crisis. It comes just a month after it announced it would reduce absolute carbon emissions from ...

Chief economist update: The next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... even more than the money itself. The deal will support the recovery of the EU/Eurozone economies with a pro-investment, pro-green and pro-growth tilt. But more importantly, it strengthens the cohesion of the region and may help to reduce political risks. ...