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Pengana Capital reports positive impacts of equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... engage with their capital," Myers said. "... it helps explain what it means to be a positive impact investor in listed equities, and they can see they have a contribution in that they try to support the wider financial system to enable better financial ...

Alphinity launches SDG-aligned fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Global equities boutique fund manager Alphinity Investment Management has launched a global sustainable strategy aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Alphinity Global Sustainable Equity Fund is a concentrated fund seeking to ...

Leading fund manager scales ESG presence in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... by 2050." Robeco has had a presence in Asia Pacific since 2005 including Sydney and Melbourne. Robeco's Asia Pacific equities investment team is based in Hong Kong and the Shanghai office provides on-the-ground Chinese A-share research to Robeco investment ...

Ethical fund manager sees 50% spike in AUM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards. Australian Ethical was recognized in the ESG category for Australian equities for its Australian Shares Fund - Wholesale. "We feel we can be a significant player in the Australian marketplace, at $20-25 ...

HSBC AM takes stake in women-owned ESG investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... has taken a minority stake in a US-based ESG and diversity inclusion women-owned firm co-founded by two ex-Rosenberg Equities executives. The move will see Radiant ESG rebranded as RadiantESG Global Investors, an independent asset management firm focused ...

Assessing buy now pay later sector through an ESG lens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... consumer protections and the fact that there's a fairly low level of regulation in the space," notes Jon Fernie, head of equities at U Ethical. "From our perspective, Afterpay is a well run company and the other buy now pay later companies are well run ...

Investment Leadership Awards ESG winners revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... returns while effectively managing investment risk. Australian Ethical was recognized in the ESG category for Australian equities for its Australian Shares Fund - Wholesale, while BetaShares won in the ESG category for international equities for its ...

Fund manager seeking to expand ESG team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... spinning its sustainability strategy into a separate boutique. Perennial Better Futures is seeking an assistant ESG and equities analyst to join the management team, led by Damian Cottier, portfolio manager, with Emilie O'Neill as ESG and equities ...

Using climate scenarios to assess company risks, return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... (ASI). ASI uses climate scenario analysis as part of its ongoing research process, said ASI deputy head of Australian equities and Asian equities Natalie Tam. "We translate climate scenarios into financial impacts at the individual stock level," Tam ...

ASX companies face heightened stakeholder scrutiny

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Australian companies will face heightened scrutiny from stakeholders and are still managing the impacts of the Hayne Royal Commission on best practice in corporate governance, according to new research. EquitiesFirst, an asset-backed lending firm, in ...