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HESTA investment committee chair to depart

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... and cash. Burgess also helped oversee landmark investment decisions, including the development of HESTA's first Climate Change Transition Plan. "When Mark joined us, we were appointing a new chief investment officer and were embarking on a bold and exciting ...

ESG impacts on US pension funds tested

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... "fundamentally unlawful, as well as arbitrary and capricious." The change by the DOL clarifies the ways in which ESG and climate change can be integrated into investment decisions like asset allocation and proxy voting by so-called ERISA funds, which ...

ESG lead salaries hit $350k: Recruiter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... piece is critical - people are looking to the CEO and the board to be genuine around this. Organisations putting climate change as one of the key pillars." The report found that there is a "clear disparity" in pay between genders, but Talent Nation noted ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) increasing from "a base of close to zero mentions in 2018." Climate change related topics such as renewable energy, net zero, green capex, emissions reductions, carbon credits/offsets and the physical ...

World Bank warns of a sharp global growth decline

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
... already-devastating reversals in education, health, poverty, and infrastructure and the increasing demands from climate change." Growth in advanced economies is projected to slow from 2.5% in 2022 to 0.5% in 2023. Over the past two decades, slowdowns ...

Global X launches global carbon ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
... way to leverage the global transition to net-zero, which has significant tailwinds, thanks to government backed climate change targets." In addition to the launch, Global X is committing 10% of GCO2's annual management fees towards the Yarra Yarra Biodiversity ...

JPMorgan Asset Management launches sustainable ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
JPMorgan Asset Management has launched two active sustainable ETFs on the ASX. The JPMorgan Climate Change Solutions Active ETF (T3MP) invests in companies that the global asset manager believes are poised to benefit from growing demand for climate ...

Global pension report reveals flight to safety

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... years, while close to 30% plan to increase ownership of foreign assets - often with the help of external managers. Climate change is one of the top two long-term concerns of more than half GPFs surveyed. Many of them are trying to do something about ...

TV personality to lead Stafford Capital distribution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... she said she will miss it, the Stafford opportunity was "irresistible". "I want to be part of the solution to the climate change challenge and Stafford is one of the biggest investors in carbon reducing forestry plantations on the planet," Morgan said. ...

First Sentier names global responsible investment head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... stewardship and transparency. In terms of topics of engagement that FSI would continue to explore, in addition to climate change, Turner pointed to the firm's focus on human rights and research on marine microplastic pollution. "I think what has ...

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Rest kickstarts in-house global equities trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
After about 18 months in the works, Rest's internal global equities team is now running its first mandate.

CEFC funds sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is partnering with Goldman Sachs Alternatives to pour $160 million into sustainable real estate.

Tariffs not the only inflationary risk: Colchester

MATTHEW WAI
Speaking at Financial Standard's Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO), Martyn Simpson, senior investment officer from Colchester Investments, discussed the potential impact of tariffs and some of the inflationary issues markets may yet face.

India Avenue launches active ETF

KARREN VERGARA
India Avenue Investment Management has launched its first active ETF on Cboe Australia.

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