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Aberdeen Standard Investments launches smaller companies fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Welsh-Rose, ESG Investment Director - Asia Pacific, ASI The fund is a high-conviction portfolio of quality global smaller company investment opportunities, with an integrated ESG selection process, ASI said. Aberdeen Standard Global Smaller Companies ...

ESG data enhances value strategies: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... what impact is that going to have on revenue and costs and margins, the capital required and the output of that is on company valuations, and using the assessment of company valuation on share price where we can ascertain opportunities." "There's a strong ...

MSCI launches Real Estate Climate Value-at-Risk solution for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... supports climate scenario analysis and forward-looking assessment of transition and physical risks, as well as extensive company-level analysis of publicly traded companies globally. "With this new offering, MSCI offers climate solutions across every ...

Fidelity International launches Sustainable Water and Waste Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... target price." Fidelity International does ascribe a value to water for both return and impact purposes, and can compare company performance based on potable water used and waste water recovered. "We have calculated average use, per household, a figure ...

CEFC invests $1.7 million in Australian agritech company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is investing $1.7 million in an Australian biotechnology company in the agritech sector. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The Soil Carbon Company (SCC) is "developing a microbial treatment ...

First Sentier Investors launch Modern Slavery Toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... committee, and that starts a process of seeking additional information and a plan to remediate the issue. Once you've found a company is involved in modern slavery, yes, divestment is an option, but it should be the last option, because once you divest ...

Australian companies below global peers on reporting, targets: Refinitiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... small and mid-cap companies. The smaller companies lagged on disclosing these targets, Coombs said. Further, Australia's company set was tilted towards sectors such as mining and resources, which have greater exposure to carbon emissions than other sectors ...

Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure hires ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Maple-Brown said. "Georgia will be working to enhance the MBA GLI investment process across our research team, increase our company engagement, manage ESG reporting and further develop ESG insights. "Gitendra's appointment provides further support for ...

Digital human rights rise up the agenda post-COVID-19: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... favour of the resolution, with Robeco noting that because approximately 53% of Alphabet's voting shares controlled by the company's executive officers and board members, support for the resolution translates to roughly 45% of the independent votes. The ...

Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... recommendations regarding proxy voting: All funds should disclose their entire proxy voting record, for every proposal at every company meeting, across all jurisdictions. Funds that delegate voting to fund managers should disclose the proxy voting record ...