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Younger members drive demand

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... members aged between 20 and 25 leading the charge. In general, their fund members across all age groups are more engaged with ESG issues than fund members of an average industry fund. "With our members, ESG ranks number two on importance versus for most ...

On biodiversity, a 143-year-old museum comes to the rescue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... that not-for-profit organisations like ACF adds value by being able to commit 100% of their resources into the 'E' in ESG data collection. "We understand the constraints on asset managers who are working across hundreds, if not thousands, of ...

Greenwashing crackdown will boost ESG fund flows: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference 2024 held in Sydney this week. "The fundamental objective is the attract investment into ESG products," he said. "To equate compliance with loss of profit is effectively to say that the best business is a dishonest ...

Active ownership is the new sheriff in town

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... compare to the level of active engagement ahead. Stewart said the fund will be ramping up its focus on the 'S' of ESG and lean heavily on scientific data when making decisions while anticipating the wave of new policies on climate risk beyond ...

Geostrategic risks in a changing world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... can investors navigate these risks and opportunities? Geopolitical risks require investors to look beyond narrowly defined ESG standards, Gareth Evans told the audience today at the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia's (RIAA) 2024 Conference ...

ClearBridge launches first local global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... portfolio manager Pawel Wroblewski. Mazen said the team focuses on investment thesis, valuation, risk assessment, as well as ESG factors, to select high-quality businesses, with sustainable growth characteristics trading at a discount. "We then diversify ...

New framework for investors to navigate AI released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... and actionable toolkit to help investors navigate the accelerating AI opportunity. The Intersection of Responsible AI and ESG: A Framework for Investors Report is a three-part, open-source toolkit that can be tailored and adapted by investors to assess ...

Proxy voting targets DEI and pay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, shareholder proposals related to environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors, as well as executive compensation and director elections, are the most common reasons for votes against management. ...

ESG professionals' salary guide revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Increasing demand for a better work-life balance has seen many ESG professionals looking to make a job switch, the newest Kaizen Recruitment salary guide found. The survey found there were multiple reasons why an ESG professional might be considering ...

MLC Life sustainability manager joins impact firm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... joined MLC Life Insurance as sustainability manager. Prior, she was the head of ethics and impact at U Ethical Investors and an ESG consultant at MSCI ESG Research. With a background in climate science, sustainability best practice and infrastructure ...
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