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State Street Global Advisors to list new ESG ETF on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... decisions. More than 60% of investors in the US, Australia and the UK agree that a company's social, political or environmental impact always or sometimes influences their decisions to invest. The research shows that in Australia, 64% of investors want ...

BetaShares launches currency-hedged version of ethical ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... our range of currency-hedged ETFs in response to significant client demand, as many investors are seeking to minimise the impact of currency fluctuations on portfolio returns." The HETH provides access to a portfolio of large global companies that meet ...

Sefa to increase financing to social enterprises and build resilience

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Impact Investor Social Enterprise Finance Australia (Sefa) expects to increase the number of social enterprises it can finance as a result of participating in the federal government's Coronavirus Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Guarantee Scheme. Hanna ...

ESG ETP assets under management triple in last three years: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... "Institutional has led the way, and retail is catching on. Ultimately, as the body of research behind ESG investing and the actually impact on performance, grows and becomes more robust over time, and clearly demonstrates that with ESG investing comes ...

Taking a closer look at corporate lobbying on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... directed at defining expectations of corporate lobbying on climate change. These have been helpful and had some notable impact, but have not been as effective as they could be; they have focused on different aspects of lobbying, they have not always ...

COVID-19 risks and impacts disclosure "unprecedented challenge": AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... key principles to assessment of growing concern. Topics covered include overview of major risks and issues, how they can impact the content of the directors' report and, where relevant, the operating and financial review (OFR), how COVID-19 impacts the ...

ESG integration "crucial" to credit investments: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... differently." The newly launched Corporate Debt Index does not explicitly include information on ESG, but it does note the impact of COVID-19 on the overall trends. Janus Henderson's analysis of bond markets shows that companies in its index owe half ...

Sefa selected as lender to government Coronavirus guarantee scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Impact investor Social Enterprise Finance Australia (Sefa) has been selected as a lender as part of the federal government's Coronavirus Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Guarantee Scheme. Hanna Ebeling, chief executive officer of SEFA Sefa is one of ...

First State Super-backed Victorian fund makes first investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... the fund announced that it would change its name to Aware Super in mid-September, signalling its commitment to action and impact. First State Super's recent merger with VicSuper means the fund is Australia's second largest industry fund with more than ...

SASB, GRI announce collaborative workplan for further understanding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have announced a collaborative workplan to drive understanding of how the standards can be used concurrently. In its initial phase, the collaboration will ...