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Responsible investment a fundamental practice in NZ: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... broader interest of the economy," O'Connor said. Assets managed in accordance with responsible environmental, social and governance (ESG)_principles now represent 72 percent of New Zealand's total NZ$261.4 billion in AUM. By comparison, responsible investment ...

Fidelity International appoints Jenn-Hui Tan global head of stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... stewardship and sustainable investing, Fidelity International Tan was previously head of capital markets and corporate governance for Asia Pacific. In his new role, Tan will be responsible for providing external and internal leadership for Fidelity's ...

AIIB, Aberdeen Standard Investments form strategic partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... infrastructure and drive responsible investing in fixed income as well as "build a sustainable environmental, social and governance (ESG) ecosystem in emerging markets in Asia." As part of the partnership, ASI will manage the US$500 million AIIB Asia ...

ISS ESG launches Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... has launched the Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series, which identifies companies with top environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance based on ISS ESG ratings. ISS ESG is the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services ...

Fidelity International develops proprietary sustainability ratings system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... sustainability ratings system applicable to equity and fixed income assets. Jenn-Hui Tan, head of capital markets and corporate governance at Fidelity International. The system covers Fidelity's investment universe of over 3,000 issuers, and provides ...

Insight Investment applies traffic light analysis to green, impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... important. We want to look at the overall sustainability of an issuer - they might be issuing a green bond, but what's their governance? We have found some companies issuing green bonds, but they are subject o ongoing, high profile negative events. We ...

Legg Mason launches QS Investors Global Responsible Investment Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... Mason QS Investors Global Responsible Investment Fund, a global equity fund that integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis and ethical screens. The fund uses the investment expertise of wholly owned affiliate QS Investors, a quantitative ...

Future Super divests from companies with no women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
Future Super has divested from listed companies that do not have women on their boards or who have not presented plans to improve their diversity. Kirstin Hunter, managing director, Future Super Future Fund set a policy of excluding companies without ...

Aberdeen Standard Investments hires Bill Hartnett

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... manager, engagement continues to be at the heart of our approach and it is important for us to influence the standards of governance. With Bill's depth of knowledge and experience, he is a strong addition to the team and will be invaluable in helping ...

CEFC invests $30m in Woolworths Group green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... also provides a new asset class for institutional investors seeking opportunities that meet environmental, social and governance requirements. It creates a simple and highly transparent way for the private sector to invest in clean energy technologies. ...