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Willis Towers Watson launches Australian Global Equity Focus Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... ESG and sustainable principles in three ways - underlying manager research includes review of approach to sustainable investing; exclusion of tobacco and controversial weapons; and ongoing engagement with portfolio companies via Hermes stewardship overlay. ...

Incorporating climate risk into investing, finance, and insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
This article first appeared on sister site Industry Moves Rade Muslin is a climate risk expert from the US who has worked with governments, businesses, and the farm industries to address the risks that come from extreme ecological events. He shares ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... invest in an agricultural company that we assessed to be contributing to deforestation," Richman said. "We have ruled out investing in conventional animal agriculture in part because of the disproportionate land use and land clearing attributable to ...

HESTA allocates $200m to healthcare property mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... our expectations and appropriate investments can be identified, we're open to increasing our exposure," Blakey said. Investing in healthcare and aged care property brings diversification benefits to the overall HESTA property portfolio, said Sonya Sawtell-Rickson ...

Quantitative managers test ESG data as stand-alone factor in strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) data is increasingly being integrated into quantitative investing strategies, and with depth and breadth of data increasing each year, quantitative managers are exploring whether ESG is a separate ...

Colonial First State launches Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... company," said Scott Tully, general manager of investments at Colonial First State. "Interest in responsible and sustainable investing has continued to grow amongst investors and the industry. We believe Baillie Gifford's investment approach and active ...

Millennials prioritise long term returns, fees in investment funds: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... focused (60%) compared to their global peers (53%) when choosing investments. Australians ranked fees and expenses of investing as the second most important consideration (59%) followed closely by the reputation of the fund or firm (58%). Transparency ...

Pricing, liquidity, standards challenge green bond market: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... important, but they're a small part. We're not going to get the level of interest and investment purely by green bond funds investing in green bonds. You have to look to the wider market, at insurance companies. "But the problem has come up - where do ...

Rainmaker Group acquires The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... Rainmaker Group has acquired sustainable investment specialist publications The Sustainability Report and Audacious Investing. Rachel Alembakis, founder, The Sustainability Report Effective 1 October, Rachel Alembakis, founder of The Sustainability Report ...

Climate change, ageing population to cause twin impacts: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... the research to quantify that impact." The Actuaries Institute paper draws on the modelling of Mercer's report, Investing in a Time of Climate Change - The Sequel. Modelling in the Mercer report suggests that under a scenario where global warming ...