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Does ESG have a fiduciary problem?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... returns or whether it hinders performance. During a research launch event, panellists said effective ESG integration means asset managers can incorporate the most meaningful and material information into the investment process. This includes ESG risks ...

Disability advocate heads up sustainability at State Street

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... information solutions, and head of performance and analytics for investment services at the firm and was the global head of its asset owner segment. She is also a champion of State Street's inclusion, diversity, and equity program and serves as the co-executive ...

Japan renewables get boost from Singapore tech

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
A Japanese renewable energy operator is set to increase production from its renewable energy portfolio towards Japan's national emissions reduction target of 46% by 2030 and net zero by 2050. Singaporean global decarbonization software company Envision ...

TCorp auctions $400m sustainability bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Parks, social housing maintenance, and transport access. TCorp currently has over $12.4 billion of eligible assets in its asset pool, including more than $8.6billion in green assets and $3.8 billion in social assets, with more than $9.6 billion green ...

Podcast: Should ESG be banned? - Tom King

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Tom King, director and CIO of Nanuk Asset Management, joins the podcast in conversation with senior journalist Rose Mary Petrass. Tom's career spans Olympic sailing to funds management. We discuss how Tom steers the Nanuk ship of sustainably-themed ...

Infrastructure funds challenge private equity in ESG race

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... surge in ESG fundraising with capital raising experiencing a threefold increase. While private equity remains the dominant asset class, infrastructure funds have emerged as strong competitors in the ESG space. The latest ESG data from Preqin, excluding ...

Stewardship part of fiduciary role and investment opportunity: BNP Paribas AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Asset Management's (BNPP AM) stewardship activities in Asia Pacific focus on the global aims of energy transition, environmental sustainability and equality and inclusive growth, according to the head of stewardship, Asia Pacific. Jane ...

Snapshot: The rapid evolution of sustainable investing in Asia

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... par with European regulators, and Japan accounts for around 4% of global ESG assets under management, the investment and asset management company said. The recent Fidelity survey found that 70% of Fidelity's analysts see a growing emphasis on communicating ...

Nature Market Repair Bill: why some farmers oppose biodiversity offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... destruction by companies or governments. This comes as a recent study by ShareAction found none of the world's 77 largest asset managers have commitments to avoid damage to natural habitats such as wetland draining for agricultural use or ocean pollution ...

New Forests adds California forestry assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Global nature-based real assets manager New Forests has bought a 7,600 hectare timber asset in the Mount Shasta region of California. It is the first asset acquired by New Forests' Forest Climate Solutions Fund (FCS) which focuses on combining returns ...