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Northern Trust opens Australia/NZ asset management office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... these days that we don't have a conversation with clients about ESG related matters in the construct of the index or quantitative strategy that we've developed," said Steve Potter, president of Northern Trust Asset Management. "It's becoming a part of ...

AXA IM ESG SmartBeta fund 5% stronger than benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex- Australia Index (AUD). The AXA IM ESG SmartBeta strategy combines AXA Rosenberg's SmartBeta quantitative strategy, which improves sharpe ratios and maximises risk-adjusted returns by eliminating equities that have "unappealing ...

The Sustainability Report's top articles of 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... covering integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in private equity ESG integration into quantitative investment management There is a growing use of environmental and social factors as part of quantitative investment techniques ...

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Licensee, Financial Index Wealth Accountants (FIWA). The fund's strategy has been developed by AXA Rosenberg, the quantitative investment arm of the global AXA IM group, and integrates environmental, social and governance data from AXA IM's responsible ...

APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... (Supervision) Act (SIS Act), El Hassan has previously told The Sustainability Report. "It comes down to a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the impact of climate related risks - including the increasing number of divestment decisions - on the ...

AXA IM launches ESG SmartBeta fund in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Licensee, Financial Index Wealth Accountants (FIWA). The fund's strategy has been developed by AXA Rosenberg, the quantitative investment arm of the global AXA IM group, and integrates environmental, social and governance data from AXA IM's responsible ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... the true value or benefit of carrying out these actions in financial terms," Woo said. "In other words, it provides quantitative context for the cost and benefits of action/inaction in the form of NPV analyses." The push for greater internalisations ...

MSCI launches ESG CarbonMetrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... owners and managers will need tools designed to measure exposure to carbon risk in their portfolios, including robust quantitative data on companies' fossil fuel reserves holdings and carbon emissions," said Remy Briand, managing director and head of ...

Quantifying intangible assets to manage, drive company value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... simplicity and the validity of the connecting points, then you can be comfortable with the model. It really does give a quantitative weight and dollar value to things that have always been subjective." In the Australian context, providing measurement ...

Regnan hires Kevin Branton as senior analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... advocacy overlay service it provides to super funds and other long term investors." Branton recently completed a quantitative PhD on organisational behaviour, focussing on trust and corporate culture.