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SSGA hires from CareSuper for APAC ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ESG Fund and switch to tracking the Dow Jones Global Select ESG Real Estate Securities Index which uses the GRESB real estate ESG assessment.

Evolution Mining commits to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... performing Australian mining companies for corporate sustainability in the annual assessment of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Australia, has issued its fourth sustainability report, which provides greater detail on how the company will work to reduce ...

Strong return for ESG funds, but oil ETF shines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... October, but the strong performance of the ESG sector is dwarfed by the performance of the top performing product - a crude oil index ETF that returned 132% in that same time span, according to Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker Information 's most ...

Tracking sustainability as quantitative strategy: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... for style bias and found that these products "are more biased towards 'quality' companies than to an official ESG index. In international equities, ESG products are more likely to be biased to an ESG index. In both cases the products were heavily ...

ESG overhaul for SSGA ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ESG Fund and switch to tracking the Dow Jones Global Select ESG Real Estate Securities Index which uses the GRESB real estate ESG assessment. Meanwhile, WEMG will change its name to the SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Carbon ...

ESG investing "fastest growing" priority for advisers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... philosophy," Drennan said. "If you look at European ETFs where they're more advanced, about half of what's going to index funds is going to those with some sort of ESG overlay attached to them. We're also seeing increased green bonds issued ...

Perpetual launches active ESG ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... September 2021, total exchange traded product FUM was $125.3 billion dollars, of which active ETFs represent $25.8 billion. Index ETFs represent $83.9 billion and smart beta strategies represent $15.6 billion.

GII launch gender equality impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... the talk." In addition to the positive tilts towards those four areas, the fund aims to outperform the broad MSCI World index (Developed and Emerging Markets). In addition, GII also screens out exposure to alcohol, gaming, tobacco, weapons, fossil fuels ...

CEO pay disparity seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... as being the most pressing future ethical challenges. The Governance Institute of Australia has issued its annual Ethics Index, a survey of a thousand people's attitudes to ethical conduct across society. The 2021 Ethics Index Score is 45, down from ...

ESG a thematic tailwind for microcap stocks: Yarra Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... returned 18.15% over the last three years and 40.32% in the last year, outperforming the benchmark S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries index. Fleming pointed to several areas and companies that Yarra Capital Management see as catching ESG thematics to drive long ...