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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC), which will cease to be a shareholder. The move is designed to augment Pendal's ESG research and stewardship capability, said CEO Richard Brandweiner. "This is part of a broader strategic initiative." Brandweiner ...

Video: Ethical and Responsible Investing in the 21st Century: Don't look back now - The Highlights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... Investment Services; Erin Castellas, chief impact officer, Impact Investment Group; and Michael Salvatico, executive director, ESG Research, MSCI. With major research providers integrating environmental, social and governance information into their composite ...

Video: Ethical and Responsible Investing in the 21st Century: Don't look back now - Full Discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... Investment Services; Erin Castellas, chief impact officer, Impact Investment Group; and Michael Salvatico, executive director, ESG Research, MSCI. With major research providers integrating environmental, social and governance information into their composite ...

IOSCO releases statement on ESG-related disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has emphasised that environmental, social and governmental (ESG) matters "though sometimes characterized as non-financial, may have a material short-term and long-term impact on the business ...

Natixis joins the Climate Bonds Initiative Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... institutions, to promote the development of green bond standards. Separately, Climate Bonds Initiative announced that ISS ESG, the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services, has been reconfirmed as a verifier under the Climate ...

Sustainalytics acquires GES International, increases global reach

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... fiduciary voting services to institutional investors. Michael Jantzi, CEO, Sustainalytics The acquisition combines Sustainalytics' ESG research and ratings with GES' engagement and screening services, Sustainalytics noted. "We believe GES' proven approach ...

Potentially hazardous ingredients in consumer products as investment risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... line with Stewart Investors' long-term investment philosophy and its engagement with investment companies around material ESG issues.

Big data, ESG ratings can combine to unlock investment return: TruValue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
Investors can unlock "significant positive alpha" by combining big data mining techniques and traditional ESG ratings, according to TruValue Labs. TruValue Labs, a San Francisco based research firm that uses artificial intelligence to analyze and interpret ...

Ausbil Investment Management launches Active Sustainable Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... profiles and avoids companies that are vulnerable to long-term earnings risk from sustainability weaknesses," Ausbil said. ESG are integral to Ausbil's investment process, noted Paul Xiradis, chief investment officer and head of equities. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny ...

Investors discuss reporting on risks via Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... masterclass at the recent Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference. Mans Carlsson-Sweeney, head of ESG Research at Ausbil Investment Management noted that in engagement with government, Assistant Minister for Home Affair ...