We Need To Talk About ESG Editorial, ESG Did a recent speech by HSBC’s Global Head of RI Stuart Kirk provide a glimpse into an inherent hostility towards climate change policies among asset managers, or was it a plea to focus on investments, rather than exclusions? Read More
Decarbonisation through Marine Assets ESG, Private & Alternative Markets Investing in marine assets is more akin to investing in infrastructure than in the shipping business, and it can help reduce the overall carbon footprint of a portfolio, Purus Marine’s Julian Proctor says. Read More
CEFC on Property and Sustainability ESG, Real Estate Approximately 20 per cent of the CEFC’s capital has been invested in property. Florence Chong speaks with Michael Di Russo about the sector’s sustainability credentials Read More
The Rocky Road to Net Zero Economics, ESG Carbon neutrality has become a central theme in the investment industry, but the concept is quite a fragile one, abrdn says Read More
ART names Sustainable Investment Head Asset Owners, ESG, Women in Finance The Australian Retirement Trust has appointed Nicole Bradford as Head of Sustainable Investment to spearhead the fund’s efforts in ESG Read More
Climate Change is a Social Issue Too Asset Owners, ESG, Women in Finance Climate change is not just the ‘E’ in ESG, it is part of a much broader social issue that goes to the core of Aware Super’s member objectives Read More
Systematic Fixed Income for Lower Carbon ESG, Factors, Quant & Systematic, Fixed Income & Credit, Webinars How can investors employ a systematic fixed income approach to decarbonisation while optimising for alpha? Read More
Low Rates, New Tech and Bubbles ESG, Financial Crisis, Innovation, Women in Finance A combination of low interest rates and the emergence of new technology can cause bubbles to form, according to Morningstar IM. Is this what is happening in crypto and clean tech stocks? Read More
NZ Super Embraces Sustainable Finance Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, ESG NZ Super has concluded a thorough review of its responsible investment framework and has decided there is room for improvement, CIO Stephen Gilmore says. Read More