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Corporate culture a factor in stock selection: WCM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... of the most important factors to consider" when picking stocks, according to WCM Investment Management. Rolf Kelly, portfolio manager and business analyst, WCM As investors, as well as the wider community, digest the findings of the Royal Commission ...

Pendal Group takes total ownership of Regnan to bolster in-house capacity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... effectively, and each boutique is independent in its thinking. Regnant will come to support the ESG risk management and portfolio management of the other boutiques. We will also support the other asset owner clients of Regnan, and we believe that will ...

Australian funds join international controversial weapons call

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
HESTA, Vision Super and Colonial First State have signed on to a global institutional investor statement calling on index providers to remove controversial weapons from mainstream indices. The open letter was sent to FTSE Russell, Morningstar, MSCI ...

Zuper Super launches Wealthness hub to educate, engage member base

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... gambling, pornography, alcohol and fossil fuels. On top of that "base", members can allocate towards three three themed portfolio choices - Zuper Green, Zuper Health, and Zuper Tech - which allows members to invest in the theme that aligns with their ...

Sustainalytics acquires GES International, increases global reach

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... voting services, Sustainalytics said. "As investors place an increasingly high value on constructive engagement with portfolio companies, we are delighted to join a firm as highly respected and like-minded as Sustainalytics," said Hanna Roberts, GES ...

Infrastructure Capital Group launches Australian Renewables Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... investors dedicated exposure to renewable energy assets and a "unique opportunity to invest in an existing renewable energy portfolio with a proven performance record," according to Tom Laidlaw, ICG managing director. "The launch of ARIF is drive by ...

Potentially hazardous ingredients in consumer products as investment risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... independent information from experts to "engage with companies for what we think are better outcomes," said Nick Edgerton portfolio manager for sustainable strategies at Stewart Investors. Stewart Investors is primarily an equity fund manager, covering ...

Ausbil Investment Management launches Active Sustainable Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... and it's our belief that this will lead to better performance over the long term", Xiradis said. The fund will have a portfolio of generally between 30 and 45 stocks, selected mainly from those in the S&P/ ASX 200 Index. Investment decisions will draw ...

Accounting for or managing: experts debate managing impact at RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
There is no one right way to measure social and environmental impacts in an investment portfolio, with different organisations measuring impact in different ways, depending on size and mission. Alex Oppes, director, impact investing at SVA There are ...

Insight Investment analyses ESG factors affecting sovereign credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
Although countries with higher GDP per capita have better scores on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, there has been "little or no relationship between the ESG performance or momentum of a country and its credit rating or credit spreads," ...