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Decarbonisation a key megatrend in private markets: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... and can offer portfolio resilience" going ahead. The global fund manager identified the pace of change in sustainable investing in private markets as a lead trend. "We see a wide variety of sustainable opportunities in markets today," BlackRock said ...

SSGA hires from CareSuper for APAC ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... specialist to fill it. In the new role, Xinting Jia report globally to Karen Wong, global head of ESG and Sustainable Investing, and regionally to Michele Barlow, head of Strategy and Research for Asia Pacific. "ESG investing represents over a third ...

APAC investors taking decarbonisation action: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... being in line with their roles as fiduciaries, said SSGA senior managing director and global head of ESG and sustainable investing Karen Wong. "What's interesting is that on climate change itself, there is some realisation that climate change being a ...

Fidelity International to invest $150bn in net zero strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... zero methodology to guide the pathway, according to Fidelity International global head of stewardship and sustainable investing Jenn-Hui Tan. "We've set an initial target of $150 billion AUM invested in line with the Net Zero methodology," Tan said. ...

Evidence of ESG's impact "inconclusive": Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... gone into ETPs at the same time. Morningstar's research reinforces this data. According to Morningstar's Sustainable Investing Landscape for Australian Fund Investors report for Q2 2021, assets in Australian sustainable investments were $33.42 billion ...

Stewart Investors launches emerging markets sustainability fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, net of withholding tax. Stewart Investors is a recognised leader in sustainable investing - in its recent annual benchmark report, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), named Stewart Investors ...

ESG integration challenged by regional regulation, data: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... approaches to the regulation of ESG investing, with Europe leading the way and the US assessing how to include sustainable investing strategies. In the APAC region, investor integration of ESG in markets including Australia, South Korea, Singapore and ...

Janus Henderson launches sustainable ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... pressure and have very real investment implications. Intentionality and transparency are core attributes of sustainable investing and over many years we have developed a clear framework for integrating sustainable development issues into our investment ...

Asset consultants keep gates closed on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Securities and Exchange Commission and Germany's BaFin over allegations that it has misled clients about its sustainable investing efforts. DWS's former global head of sustainability Desiree Fixler has alleged that misleading statements have ...

Greenwashing a challenge to sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... important stewardship topics, while 62% of investors in Australia cite greenwashing as the major challenge to sustainable investing. "A key driver for investors is to invest more sustainably in line with regulatory and industry pressures," said Ella ...