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Ausbil drops fossil fuel companies from sustainable fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Ausbil has excluded companies that derive more than 10% of earnings from direct and indirect fossil fuel holdings from its Active Sustainable Equity Fund. The fund has recently celebrated its third year since inception, reporting an 11.77% annual return ...

Clean Energy-based ETF to list on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
One of Australia's main exchange traded fund (ETF) providers will launch an ETF based on the clean energy sector. VanEck is finalising preparation of the Vectors Global Clean Energy ETF (ASX: CLNE), which is expected to commence trading on the ASX in ...

Australian businesses march on with ESG integration: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
A majority of human resources leaders in Australia report a continued or increased pace towards an ESG and multi-stakeholder business approach, according to research from Mercer. Mercer has released its Win with Empathy Global Talent Trends 2021 report ...

ESG managed fund fees revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
ESG equities managed funds are cheaper than non-ESG equities funds, according to the latest Rainmaker Information research into wholesale managed fund fees. A review of fees charged by 76 ESG managed funds found they charged an average 0.8% pa, being ...

Agriculture sector can contribute to climate solutions: GreenCollar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
The agricultural sector has a substantial role to play in addressing climate change through emissions reductions and improved biodiversity while providing financial benefit, according to GreenCollar. The Nationals Party is pushing its federal coalition ...

Perennial sustainable small cap fund shows double-digit returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Perennial Value Management has renamed its sustainable small cap equities fund the Perennial Better Future Trust as the fund marks three years of returns at 15.57% pa. Perennial Value Management integrates ESG considerations into its investment process ...

Healthcare sector offers investment opportunity: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Even as healthcare companies showed strong return through 2020, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic was not a rising tide for all healthcare sector corporate boats, notes American Century Investments. American Century Investments' American Century ...

Green economy a multi-trillion dollar opportunity: FTSE Russell

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
The global green investment economy is growing faster than the overall equity market and currently represents a US$4 trillion market cap opportunity, according to research from FTSE Russell. FTSE Russell Green Revenues 2.0 Data Model has identified ...

Pendal to launch sustainable water, waste strategy, hire two

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Pendal Group will establish a global sustainability water and waste strategy and has headhunted two specialists from Fidelity International to run the investment fund. Pendal Group has hired Bertrand Lecourt, and Saurabh Sharma, to establish a global ...

Neuberger Berman joins global diversity initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Investment manager Neuberger Berman has joined an initiative to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in the private equity industry. By signing on to the Institutional Limited Partners Association's (ILPA) Diversity in Action Initiative, Neuberger ...