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Acadian employs ChatGPT to assess climate targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... Asset Management is using the technology underpinning ChatGPT to predict whether companies are likely to achieve sustainability targets. The Acadian Net Zero Alignment Model integrates large learning models (LLM), the type of AI algorithm that underpins ...

CommSec launches global share trading platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... ETFs on the CommSec Pocket platform... These two funds will shortly join our NASDAQ 100 ETF (NDQ) and our Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI) on the platform." "Overall, ETFs continue to help investors improve their investing discipline as they ...

Russell Investments reports super returns up to 13.5%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... sub-plan, iQ Super. Notably, Elevate Super's fee structure had faced scrutiny in the past, drawing attention to its sustainability in a competitive landscape. Russell Investments previously declined to comment on the transfer of Elevate Super to ...

NGS ahead of schedule on net zero strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... "Particularly in the unlisted space, we are finding far greater attractive investments by leaning into clean energy and sustainability." NGS is researching carbon markets to gain a better understanding of the factors that may affect how carbon markets ...

T. Rowe Price hires regional ESG specialist

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... spent a decade at Legal & General Investment Management in London, including the past five years as its head of sustainability solutions. She has also held tenures at Goldman Sachs, UBS, and London-based investment management firm Man FRM. In her new ...

Equip Super sets sights on being different

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... to growth assets. "While the SRI option [PositiveIMPACT] was 100% invested in Australian shares and replicated a sustainability index, Future Focus has been designed to be a more broadly diversified investment option. It invests mainly in growth assets ...

Does ESG have a fiduciary issue?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... generation of ESG. And I do see that more as an opportunity than a risk at this stage," Yovanka Bylander, head of sustainability at TimesSquare Capital Management, said. In response to claims that ESG was confusing or unspecific, Bylander said the acronym ...

ACCC publishes draft guidance on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... become more environmentally conscious, businesses need to be honest and transparent when making environmental or sustainability claims so consumers are not being misled," ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said. "False or misleading claims can undermine consumer ...

Aware Super invests in renewable data centre platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... He added that the centres have experienced no downtime in more than 20 years of operation and reinforced their sustainability credentials. "Since 2016, Switch has achieved zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions, a feat that is combined with their ...

Diverger acquires majority interest in private wealth firm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
... capital and resources to support that growth. We are passionate advocates for the future of advice to ensure its sustainability so Australians can access financial advice when they need to."