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40% of ASX200 fall short of the carbon reduction requirements: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... Determined Contribution (NDC), meaning they are at risk of facing regulatory penalties, according to new research from MSCI. Morgan Ellis, senior associate, ESG Research, MSCI MSCI has analysed ASX200 company risk through the lens of direct regulatory ...

US activists target banks over finance to for-profit prisons, detention centres

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... organisations are protesting US President Donald Trump's policy of immigrant detention through a campaign targeting banks JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo for providing debt financing for two for-profit prison companies - Core Civic and GEO Group - that ...

Responsible investment to become "the new normal": AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... normal." Christensen noted that 86% of millennials are interested in responsible and impact investments, citing a study by Morgan Stanley. "Impact investing is not just something done by the millennials anymore," Christensen said. "The first wave might ...

Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... is a mega-trend that will impact on superannuation investment on a number of levels. Pauline Vamos, CEO, Regnan A recent Morgan Stanley report notes four changes that will impact how companies manage human capital - automation, robotics and AI, business ...

Australian Ethical Investment makes three new hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... years at Qantas Super as head of member experience. She previously held senior marketing and communication roles at J.P. Morgan and AXA. Australian Ethical noted that these appointments come on the back of their attainment of 50% gender representation ...

Citi, Credit Suisse recognised at ESG Research Australia awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... from seven broking firms, including Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML), Citi, CLSA, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Macquarie Bank. Nominations were assessed by the ESG RA Research Evaluation Committee, comprising superannuation funds and ...

Sustainable Development Goals present "enormous opportunity" for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... compared to 6.2% of the wider index, with the vast majority coming from the climate change and basic needs themes," said Morgan Ellis, senior associate, ESG Research, MSCI. "The two largest sectors [in Australia] - financials and materials - did not ...

Morphic Asset Management launches ethical global equities LIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... expected to open on March 13 th for Australian and New Zealand investors. The joint lead managers are Taylor Collison and Morgan Financial, while Macquarie Equities is co-manager. Westpac's fund incubation business Ascalon Capital Managers owns one third ...

MSCI benchmarks Australian companies against SDG revenue generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... activities related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) than their peers in the rest of the index, according to MSCI. Morgan Ellis, senior associate, ESG Research, MSCI The MSCI World Index contains 1,637 companies in developed markets, and ...

BetaShares launches global cybersecurity exchange traded fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... priority governance issue in Australian and global companies, with data breaches in companies such as US-based Target and J.P. Morgan resulting in privacy compromises of customer information and financial and reputational damage for companies. "Cybersecurity ...