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ESG focus on climate change, income inequality: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... but longer-term vulnerabilities are masked by limited impact on near-term cash flows. According to the firm's second Annual ESG Report, ESG is being ingrained into its investment processes, impacting how it interacts with thousands of company managements ...

U Ethical on resilience, engagement during COVID-19

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... COVID-19 pandemic. Georgina Laird, Jon Fernie, U Ethical "Sustainable strategies have held up pretty well, whether it's ethical, ESG or sustainability strategies, but we're talking about a short time period, and we're still an investor focused on long ...

Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... bond, and there's a clear relationship to delivering the outcomes of what governments are looking to do." Josh Kendall, senior ESG analyst at Insight Investment, called COVID-19 bonds "almost a new asset class." "It's very much an interesting space to ...

Increased integration of ESG in securities lending: State Street Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
An increasing number of participants in securities lending programs are integrating ESG research into borrowing and lending arrangements, but it is unclear what impact short selling has on a company's material ESG performance in the long term, according ...

JANA providing services to retail sector, eyes retail ESG services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... provide managed account services to financial advice and private wealth practices, with an eye to providing services around ESG investing in future. Michael Karagianis, JANA senior consultant JANA is known as an institutional investment consulting firm ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... companies to make a U-turn, which resulted in companies paying for cancelled orders, etc.," said Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, head of ESG research at Ausbil Investment Management. "The reason for that, of course, is external pressure. Some companies also realise ...

Advisers discuss new era of advice, ethical considerations: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... this is in the client's best interest." https://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/ethics-code-creates-confusion-around-esg-148837030?q=Standard%206%20requires%20the%20adviser%20to%20consider%20whether%20this%20is%20in%20the%20client%E2%80%99s%20best%20interest.%E2%80%9D ...

Northern Trust launches ESG Analytics Summary for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... analytical capabilities to provide institutional investors with greater insights into their environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk exposures. Serge Boccassini, product lead, Investment Accounting and Analytic Solutions at Northern Trust The ...

Vietnam a source of green infrastructure projects, pipeline: CBI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... initiatives, especially in the international market. Investor demand for green infrastructure projects is growing, as climate, ESG and sustainability considerations increase."

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... investors adapt to the economic and market impacts of the coronavirus, more evidence is gathering that companies with better ESG scores are showing better market performance. Helga Birgden, global business leader, responsible investment and partner ...