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Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The sustainable bond sector has continued to evolve to include issuance of social bonds explicitly linked to COVID-19 impacts. Michael Chen, head of sustainable finance, Westpac Institutional Bank Thus far, supranational, sovereign and agency (SSA) ...

Increased integration of ESG in securities lending: State Street Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... facilitated by securities lending, improves market efficiency; regulation and investor demands are driving the adoption of sustainable investment strategies; lenders are attempting to integrate ESG into their securities lending criteria, but there are ...

Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have established the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group. The steering group aims to "coordinate the management of climate and environmental risks ...

Advisers discuss new era of advice, ethical considerations: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... trend in that most of the governments around the world have signed on to meet the SDGs, which has led a push towards sustainable finance." Brown also cited the EU Action Plan, noting "we have all these things at play." Regardless of the explicit language ...

Vietnam a source of green infrastructure projects, pipeline: CBI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... infrastructure and waste management, while the sample pipeline covers projects in low carbon transport, renewable energy, sustainable water and waste management. CBI noted that approximately US$31 billion is needed in 2020 to "shift the economy to a ...

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... management teams and so should outperform the market, even in a crisis," said Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of stewardship and sustainable investing, Fidelity International. "While some caveats remain, including adjustments for beta, credit quality and the ...

Trucost hires Michael Salvatico to head APAC ESG business development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... manager for financial institutions in the Americas. She will be based in New York. Gandy several years of experience in sustainable investing strategies and fixed income portfolio management, having worked at several leading financial organisations ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... funds, rooted in Sustainalytics' company-level ESG ratings; a global sustainability index family; and a large span of sustainable portfolio analytics that includes carbon metrics and controversial product involvement data. With this acquisition, Morningstar ...

Brokers recognised for research at ESG Research Australia awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... industry. Nominated research covered each of the environmental, social and governance topics, with carbon risk, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the social issue of obesity, and the Banking Royal Commission all areas of focus. "The need for high ...

Financial services industry addressing leadership in uncertain times: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... "We're all linked, and we have to look through the lens more holistically." Jacki Johnson, co-chair of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative and advisor to IAG on climate change and sustainability noted that individual leaders and collaborative ...