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Fragmented ESG regulation in APAC a challenge: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Asia, Japan, and Australia and New Zealand combined as of June 2021, a 240% from Q2 2020. She also pointed to MSCI's 2021 Global Institutional Investor survey, which found that 79% percent of APAC investors increased ESG investments "significantly" or ...

Australian companies under "extreme pressure" over ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... executives from large public and private companies. More than 100 of the respondents were from Australia. FTI Consulting is a global management consultancy. Almost all of the Australian companies that responded - 97% - report having increased their commitment ...

ESG integration challenged by regional regulation, data: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... this point probably the blueprint, if you can call it that for setting a standard, but if I was to compare this to say the global investment performance standards from the CFA, that's where we need to get it to," Gwynne said. "There's certainly ...

ING advises infrastructure company on green finance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... future and net zero emissions by 2050. "Jemena is a long-time client of ours," noted ING head of sustainable finance and global capital markets APAC Helge Muenkel. "It all started with a top down vision within Jemena that the company has to embrace sustainability. ...

Janus Henderson launches sustainable ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Janus Henderson has launched a global sustainable equity active ETF on the ASX. The Janus Henderson Global Sustainable Equity Active ETF (ticker 'FUTR') will invest in global companies "that are positioned to confront the challenges posed by megatrends ...

Investment consultants launch net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... institutional asset owners on assets of approximately US$10 trillion, have committed to nine action points to support the goal o global net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner. The initiative is endorsed by the United Nations Race to Zero ...

ESG "becoming integral" to investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... over the next two years, according to BNP Paribas Securities Services. BNP Paribas Securities Services has issued the ESG Global Survey 2021, which examined the appetite of 356 asset owners, official institutions and asset managers. More than a third ...

Greenpeace reveals greenwashing ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... there can be a perpetual carbon sink and those with good governance can be used." Caƅiule pointed to the aviation and global shipping sectors as areas where offsetting can be a credible strategy, given that the technologies such as alternative fuel ...

Islamic fund to expand into banking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... also announced double-digit returns for its flagship ethical fund and a 40% increase in funds under management. The Hejaz Global Ethical Fund had a net return of 12.3% and year on year FUM growth from $81 million to $114 million by the end of the 2021 ...

Integrating ESG into securitised asset strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... combined with the current lack of sufficient and granular ESG data for these underlying investments, said Navindu Katugampola, global head of sustainability, global fixed income team at MSIM. "The challenge, or the opportunity of securitisation, really ...