Articles tagged with 'Sustainability'
Sustainable investment grows down under
1 December 2023 - New Zealand, Australia and Japan were the only countries where sustainable investment grew as a proportion of total managed assets in 2022, a new report says.
Sustainability lag risks NZ trade
21 December 2022 - New Zealand exporters will face trade barriers and risk losing customers if they don’t meet fast changing expectations around ESG issues, according to a progress report on sustainable finance.
New sustainable fund comes to New Zealand
20 July 2022 - Edinburgh-based fund manager Stewart Investors launches its sustainable fund in Aotearoa.
Devon Funds goes global
13 April 2022 - Devon Funds, which has primarily been an Australasian fund manager has launched two global funds with a sustainable focus.
Industrial buildings: Adapt or fail
11 August 2021 - Being carbon neutral throughout New Zealand by 2050 is going to have a material impact on future development of industrial assets across the country. Sally Lindsay unpacks JLL's latest research report.
Reserve Bank gets serious about 'risky lending'
3 August 2021 - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is looking at ways to tighten up mortgage lending standards in another effort to slow down a rampant housing market.
Britannia Financial Services rebrands - expands investment offering
15 June 2021 - Britannia Financial Services has refreshed its branding, added to its list of investment partners and shifted its focus to more sustainable investment in a major overhaul of its operations.
Next generation of industrial property
27 April 2021 - For many businesses, the extent to which they and their real estate partners invest in features which improve environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards is becoming an increasingly important consideration.
Sustainable funds future for new distribution business
29 January 2021 - A new fund distribution group, working with Clayton Coplestone's Heathcote business, plans to push sustainable funds only.
Pathfinder wins big at the 2020 Sustainable Business Awards
20 November 2020 - Pathfinder has won the Social Impactor Award at the Sustainable Business Network's (SBN) 18th annual awards.
'Advisers take note' RIAA welcome sustainable finance roadmap
4 November 2020 - RIAA CEO Simon O’Connor breaks down what the Sustainable Finance Forum’s roadmap action plan means for advisers.
ESG themes from company reporting season
19 September 2020 - This reporting season has seen a strong focus on social considerations, unsurprisingly triggered by Covid-19, which has presented a challenge but also an opportunity for companies writes Harbour Asset Management.
Pathfinder gets B Corp status
31 August 2020 - Pathfinder Asset Management has become the first fund manager in New Zealand declared a Certified B Corporation.
BlackRock coal move part of bigger shift
21 January 2020 - BlackRock’s decision to dump its investments in coal is part of a wider global surge in responsible investment, prompted in part by Australia’s latest bush fires, one New Zealand analyst says.
Suncorp invests in wellbeing
7 November 2019 - Suncorp New Zealand has now invested a total of $20 million into wellbeing bonds as part of its focus on identifying sustainable investment opportunities that can deliver positive community outcomes.
Fund managers may have climate-change duty of care
31 October 2019 - Fund managers’ duty to act in the best interests of investors may now require managers to take climate change risk into account when designing investment policies, a new report says.
Mercer questions sustainability of NZ pension scheme
21 October 2019 - New Zealand’s pension system has been rated B- and placed eighth in the world in a new index, with a warning that it’s not sustainable.