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Local Government Super selects PIMCO for fixed income ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Local Government Super; a long-time client and investor," said Adrian Stewart, head of PIMCO Australia. "Responsible investing has evolved and investors have set their sights higher. It's no longer enough just to screen out undesirable categories; investors ...

Vanguard Australia licenses FTSE Russell index for ESG-related products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... nuclear power, adult entertainment, alcohol, gambling, tobacco, and weapons, FTSE Russell noted. "The adoption of ESG investing has accelerated in recent years, and more investors are looking for opportunities to align their investment choices with their ...

Responsible investment reaches tipping point, more work to come: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... RIAA CEO. Core Responsible Investments using negative or positive screening, sustainability themed investments, impact investing and community finance have also reached a record level of $186.7 billion, representing 12% of all professionally managed ...

Nanuk Asset Management on sustainability aspects of artificial intelligence

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... said. "We approach it from a positive angle, we do a lot of work on valuation and have noticed the companies that are investing in AI, are showing better profitability and higher returns on capital," said Tristan Patience, investment manager at Nanuk. ...

Man Group to augment responsible investment, stewardship activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... "There have been a number of people at Man Group who have traditionally worn several hats when it comes to responsible investing," Mitchell said. "I wore two hats - I was sustainability strategist, and I also part of our international equities team. ...

Australian Ethical reports AUM of $2.82 billion in full year results

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... increase was driven by strong member growth, strong inflows, low out flows and positive investment performance. "Ethical investing has had a very strong run in the last few years," said Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director. "In the last ...

Man Group appoints Jason Mitchell co-head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... criteria across asset classes and multi-asset solutions. Mitchell will also act as advisor on funds where ESG, impact investing, engagement and norms-based screening represent a principal feature of the strategy. Steven Desmyter, the other co-head of ...

ACCR, CAER study gender pay gap at ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Airport, Xero Limited conducted gender pay analysis, but took no action, the report found. Future Super has a policy of not investing in companies that do not have women on their boards, and will engage with companies on the topic of gender pay gap ...

Omega Global Investors, Pinnacle Investment Management in strategic partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... developing customised solutions that people want in the insto space," McCrum said. "As a part of that, certainly ESG investing has become a big part and we're increasingly seeing ESG has been integrated anyway into standard investment processes.... historically ...

Expert panel discusses growth of Australia's impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
The impact investing market is developing and maturing, and participants are grappling with setting appropriate reporting and performance targets, encouraging adequate deal flow, and finding projects that generate social impact as well as projects generating ...