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What the election result means for ESG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
Increased support for the Australian Greens and climate-focused independent 'teal' candidates, signals that governments will no longer only be held accountable by traditional metrics like growth, employment, and productivity, but also by progress against ...

VanEck carbon credits ETF set to hit ASX

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... Index which sources carbon credit future prices from the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme, the Western Climate Initiative (California Cap and Trade Program), the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), and the UK Emissions Trading Scheme. A ...

Challenger details future strategy, plans JV

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... Australia's first fully technology-led, integrated front-to-back cloud-based investment operations platform. The initiative will provide investment administration as a service to Challenger, Fidante and third-party clients," Challenger said. Challenger's ...

Industry groups welcome Labor government

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... better improve the resilience of communities through a $200 million a year disaster ready fund. The disaster ready initiative was in line with the Insurance Council's election policy platform 'building a more resilient Australia,' which advocated ...

Mitsui, Nomura to acquire New Forests

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
The global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies has announced Mitsui & Co (Mitsui) and Nomura Holdings (Nomura) have entered into an agreement to purchase 100% of the company. The joint venture, which is subject ...

T. Rowe Price names new head of ESG enablement

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... duties at T. Rowe Price, Allonby serves on the external board of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) energy initiative and MIT's hub for energy research, education and outreach.

CountPlus names chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
Following the sudden departure of Matthew Rowe in February, the financial advice group has named its new chief executive while also naming a new chief financial and operating officer. Hugh Humphrey will take over as chief executive of CountPlus on July ...

Investors seek inflationary refuge in diversification strategies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
A bfinance quarterly Manager Intelligence and Market Trends report has shown that investors have sought enhanced sources of real return to combat rising inflation. The first quarter of 2022 has created a period of renewed uncertainty as investors grappled ...

Future Super strengthens investments team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
The ethical superannuation fund has appointed a chief investment officer, while also hiring an executive director of investments from MLC Asset Management. Ed Tomlinson has been appointed chief investment officer at Future Super, following its acquisition ...

Aussie private capital on the rise: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
Australia's private capital industry reached a record $90 billion in assets under management at June 2021, according to Australian Investment Capital (AIC) and Preqin's most recent report. The 2022 Private Capital Market Yearbook report also recorded ...