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ETS collapse threatens ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
Collapsing political support for climate change action has led to a policy vacuum on emissions trading - prompting concerns among environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategists that the market is losing momentum. The new Liberal Party ...

Diversify risk, not assets

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... reliant on equity market strength. On the topic of investment opportunities, Tarditi singled out energy security and climate change as key areas to tap due to the underinvestments in the sectors. Investments in these areas include water, power, road ...

Citi and GSJBW win ESG awards

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... the research had improving dramatically compared to previous years. The majority of submitted reports dealt with climate change and the impact of the proposed emissions trading scheme (ETS). While this is an important area for asset managers, more research ...

Good For China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
... global economy is displayed in its defiance over being pressured at reducing its carbon emissions at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in December last year. China has also continued to defy growing calls for it to revalue its currency. But the ...

Zurich to roll out climate change training

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
Past all the green rhetoric, one insurer is spending money to give insurance brokers proper training on climate change and how it could affect their clients' business. Insurance and investments group Zurich doesn't just walk the walk on climate change ...

CPRS chaos poses big risks for fin services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... segments of the financial serrvices lobby is that if the small Senate quotas result in more left leaning or pro-climate change action Senators being elected then their attitudes to post-GFC, post-Ripoll and post-Cooper financial reforms could be even ...

The Art of War

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... Made in China imports and warns about the Fed dispensing free money. The Obama-Hu gabfest produced statements on climate change, terrorism, cultural exchanges, nuclear weapons, etc. But there was silence on exchange rates and interest rates. The closest ...

Global instos push for climate change action

PRESS STATEMENT  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... Management, Cbus and 178 others representing $14 trillion have signed a statement urging world leaders to agree on climate change. The statement, issued last month, outlines the views of institutional investors on climate change and the elements of global ...

Trustees gain climate change guide

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
Superannuation trustees can get a firmer grip on what climate change means to portfolios after a trustee guide was updated to include information on the proposed carbon pollution reduction scheme and key questions to ask fund managers. The Investor ...

FTSE4Good deletes 15 from series

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... Brands were deleted for environmental mismanagement. Other companies dropped from the index include Sunoco for climate change reasons, Sumitomo Bakelite, Mitsubishi Rayon and Astellas Pharmaceuticals for bribery and JFE Holdings over weapons concerns. ...