CLIMATE CHANGE

Funds management

Amundi Asset Management has become one of the first asset managers to announce it will use a set of climate ratings developed by global non-profit CPD to measure the glob...

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Superannuation

HESTA has become the first industry superannuation fund to target net zero carbon emission in its portfolio by 2050. ...

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Funds management

The impact of climate and policy developments on variables that directly affect sovereign creditworthiness will affect ratings, according to Fitch Ratings....

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Financial planning

Australian Ethical is among 155 global companies supporting a UN-backed campaign to urge governments to align their COVID-19 recovery plans with climate science. ...

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Funds management

The bank aims to provide $3.5 billion of new lending to climate change solutions over the next three years. ...

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Funds management

Macquarie Asset Management ranked 55th out of the largest 75 asset managers in terms of its responsible investment approach and has been given a ‘D’ rating by ShareAction...

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Funds management

Changes surrounding climate change will be the world’s ‘third revolution’, according to Fidelity global head of stewardship and sustainable investing Jenn-Hui Tan....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has foreshadowed the development of a climate risk practice guide for the financial services institutions it regulates....

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Features

With growing demand from investors for investment strategies that take into account ESG considerations and more knowledge of how their money is being invested, advisers n...

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Features

As people become conscious of the impact of climate change and what they can do to help mitigate it, Chris Dastoor writes where they invest can help drive change....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will be imposing a climate change stress test on banks, insurers and superannuation funds....

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Funds management

The message from Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg is helping reshape the global investment industry....

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Funds management

The fund manager believes that sustainability should be the new standard for investing as climate change has become a defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects....

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Financial planning

The Australian financial services sector must address six critical challenges in order to navigate risks and opportunities, according to the Australian Sustainable Financ...

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Expert Analysis

An unpresented case could allow APRA to amend the existing risk management prudential standard to require super trustees to consider climate change as a material risk to ...

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