ESG

Expert Analysis

Jason Hazell provides insights on how Islamic investing meets the needs and requirements of Muslim Australians who want to invest according to their faith. ...

Superannuation

Around 90% of member enquiries regarding the super fund’s environmental, social and governance policy related to climate change....

Funds management

Investors and trustees need to ask fund managers for reporting metrics on specific environmental, social, and governance issues they claim they are solving, according to ...

Funds management

A rigorous approach to environmental, social, governance analysis will be necessary to manage risks and capitalise on opportunities from green infrastructure, according t...

Funds management

Firms are finding it harder to assess modern slavery risks when companies cannot be visited in person due to travel restrictions. ...

Funds management

The bank has failed to reach its targets for the number of women in leadership roles and for employees from under-represented groups. ...

Funds management

While environmental, social, and governance integration in a fund might sound good, it often fails to meet investor expectations....

Funds management

Oil will be ‘the paraffin’ of the future, according to Ninety One strategist Michael Power, as investors abandon investing in the sector over environmental, social and go...

Funds management

A panel made up of specialist ESG fund managers, advisers and analyst has warned that AMP is likely to pay a significant price for its recent controversy around governanc...

Funds management

The CFA Institute has proposed environmental, social, and governance disclosure standards to allow investors to more comprehensively evaluate whether an investment produc...

People & Products

US-based Promethos Capital is expanding into Australia to offer global and multi-cap equity strategies built around goals such as social justice, gender lens/diversity, a...

Expert Analysis

Client pressure prompted by factors such as the bushfires is encouraging firms to consider their environmental, social and governance criteria, writes Matthew Picone....

Financial planning

Environmental, social, and governance factors and more features from online brokers matter more to investors, according to a report....

Funds management

Pengana Capital has highlighted that the lack of definitions, common standards, and guidelines leads to impact washing....

Financial planning

While clients are keen on responsible investments they are limited to sector-specific investments and are unable to tailor their portfolios, according to a whitepaper....

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