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Evidence of ESG's impact "inconclusive": Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... challenge. Morningstar identified 33 Australian-domiciled large-cap global equity funds that are tagged as sustainable investment funds. Nineteen of the 33 funds have a three-year track record, while just 14 of the 33 funds have a five-year track record ...

CEFC, Future Super back green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... of Australia's clean energy fixed income sector, which was critical to meet growing investor demand for sustainable investment opportunities. "Investor capital is increasingly seeing the benefit of exposure to green and sustainable bonds and products ...

Janus Henderson launches sustainable ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... time. Those words and beliefs are now being translated into action and the demand we're seeing for quality, sustainable investment strategies shows no sign of abating." The ETF will also be available as a managed fund and will be managed by London-based ...

MUFG, First Sentier announce head of Sustainable Investment Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... responsible for developing the institute's research programme which will include macro-level research on sustainable investment topics, market trends and industry practices. Karadzhova comes to the institute from MSCI, where she was an ESG analyst and ...

Asset consultants keep gates closed on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... signals that we are seeing come through in all key markets," said Helga Birgden, global business leader, sustainable investment, Mercer. DWS said it is clear in its report that it differentiated between "ESG Integrated AuM" and "ESG AuM" (which DWS referred ...

Using the SDGs to develop sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework of targets that investors can use to implement sustainable investment outcomes. There is "deep momentum" to making investments towards companies and assets that support the accomplishment of the ...

Greenwashing a challenge to sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... more from investment managers such as ourselves. We are seeing more and more pressure to demonstrate what sustainable investment looks like from our perspective. "That includes evidence into how we integrate ESG into our investment funds, both in terms ...

Mercer names global head of sustainable investment research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Mercer has created the role of global head of sustainable investment research as part of a global expansion in sustainable investment capabilities. Mercer has appointed Sarika Goel to the newly-created role of global head of sustainable investment research ...

ASI launches APAC sustainability institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... investors and distributors, deliver deeper Asia-centric ESG insights and "build a wider array of innovative sustainable investment solutions for its clients," ASI said. Currently, ASI has five dedicated ESG experts based in Singapore and Australia. The ...

Global fund manager buys Australian forestry asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... investments into the Australian forestry market by value in over a decade. "GTFP meets dual purposes - a sustainable investment return for our clients, while allowing us to meet some of our sustainability goals as well," said AXA IM head of Australia ...