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More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... vowing to maximise US oil and gas production and exploration. The local convener of CA100+, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), confirmed that Northern Trust withdrew from the initiative. "While disappointed, we respect each investor's independent ...

Aussie billionaires make $67k per hour: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... ensure the super-rich pay their fair share of taxes, so we can fund essential services like healthcare, education, and climate action - and build a fairer society for all." On the global stage, Oxfam found that the richest 1% in the Global North extracted ...

Ethical investment holdings double: CoreData

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... understanding around the risks of investing in companies that are negligent to ESG factors, or haven't considered climate risk in their future plans..." she said. "We've also seen more opportunities to invest in ESG-aligned investment products ...

Australian Ethical grows FUM to $13.26bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... pressuring the financial industry and the companies we invest in to reduce, transition and stop activities which worsen climate change. "Climate change risks and costs affect investors, directly and indirectly, short term and over the long term, and ...

Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... by Aware, seeking to avoid or restrict investments with highly adverse environmental or social impact, including climate change and controversial weapons, tobacco, and live animal exports. Owned by ISS STOXX, Rainmaker Group is publisher of Financial ...

Subscription EVs attract HESTA, IFM interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... Sonya Sawtell-Rickson said the investment aligns with the fund's strategy to have 10% of its portfolio invested in climate solutions by 2030. "Innovative investments like this can help us strive to deliver strong, long-term returns for our members ...

ESG linked to pay in top APAC listed firms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... 3 emissions. Climate-linked pay largely fails to achieve results, a study last year from the Investor Group on Climate Change found. Ganu predicts that in North America particularly, geopolitical changes may prompt slowdown in climate and DEI measures. ...

Industry breaks records for assets, flows, and product launches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... X 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (EBTC) was the best performer (146%), followed by the Global X FANG+ ETF (65.7%), and the Munro Climate Changers Leaders Fund (Managed Fund) (65.6%).

Major climate group suspends operations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week. NZAM, established in 2020 to address the financial risks of climate change and promote a net zero transition, has removed its requirement for members to commit to net zero by 2050 in line with 1.5°C. ...

World on the brink: Frontier Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... withdraw from international agreements and expand fossil fuel production. The report noted that Trump refers to climate change as 'one of the great scams of all time'. "He has stated he'll withdraw from the Paris Agreement, promote investment in fossil ...