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Loomis Sayles names three ESG appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... people to new roles related to the firm's environmental, social and corporate governance work. Holly Young has been named ESG senior analyst. In this role, Young will work with investment teams to ensure data needs are being met, address client reporting ...

Rainmaker reveals top performing ESG super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A retail superannuation fund and four industry funds demonstrate top ESG leadership, while ESG options in super funds represent $160 billion in assets under management, according to ground-breaking new research from Rainmaker Information. Australian ...

AustralianSuper adds sustainable ETFs to platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... CEO and managing director - Asia Pacific. "Both ESGI and GRNV leverage MSCI's leading Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) research capabilities to ensure only the inclusion of high ESG performers. ESGI screens for fossil fuels and socially responsible ...

When ESG improvement comes at a cost: MFS Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... industries where this is going to be challenging and potentially bankrupting." Financial materiality needs to be integrated in ESG considerations, because of ESG issues impacts on financial asset prices, Wilson said. Wilson cited the example of a sharp ...

Green bond boom, but investors look to value proposition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... become the primary currency for sustainable financing in 2021." "It's fair to say that Europe has been more focused on ESG and sustainability over recent years, but the US market is catching up and we're seeing an increase in interest in ESG ...

Consultant launches responsible investment index for manager selection

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
An independent investment consultant has designed a responsible investment index that assesses fund managers on their ESG-related activities and found that many funds are doing ESG-related work without being categorised as such. Evergreen Consultants ...

ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... boards were having to meet on a weekly if not daily basis - that whole issue of over boarding can bring itself out." Many ESG issues are correlated and interrelated, and companies that out-perform tend to have an articulated strategy around purpose ...

$150 million impact fund to target small companies for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... labelled a type of philanthropy. Impact 2.0 is considering profit and impact in tandem, and he linked it to the development of ESG as a global integration strategy with reporting requirements around environmental and social sustainability. The industry ...

Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... green revenues, either through direct service provision or through internal company operations. "We work with our underlying ESG providers to focus on the green revenues side to establish the proportion of exposure to green revenues, the percentage derived ...

Global digitalisation impacting environmental, social factors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... five year time horizon, but underpriced based on the firm's assessment of its business operations, including its approach to ESG factors. "Everything starts with consideration of the environmental and social megatrends - climate change and resource constraints ...