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ASIC report finds 17% of ASX300 identify climate as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... statements on climate change or broader environmental policies)," the report said. "This was particularly the case for some ESG reports or specific climate change policy documents. "In some of these instances, we found it difficult to clearly identify ...

Future Business Generation outlines Millennial climate risk concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... portfolio. First order impacts like screening are straightforward and verifiable, but the story is more complex, which is where ESG integration and engagement comes in." To that end, Future Business Generation also calls for more disclosure by superannuation ...

Willis Towers Watson, MSCI launch Adaptive Capped ESG Universal Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Willis Towers Watson and MSCI have developed a new capped index strategy that integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors within the investment process. said Louise Lew, head of sustainability, Australia, Willis Towers Watson The Adaptive ...

Local Government Super becomes signatory to Green Bond Pledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... climate goals and their financial balance sheets and investment plans." LGS recently announced it had awarded a fixed-income ESG mandate to investment manager, PIMCO. Under the mandate, PIMCO will manage approximately $440 million across global credit ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
Australia and New Zealand's real estate sector has outperformed other regions in environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance for the eighth year in a row, according to the 2018 GRESB benchmark. (Source: GRESB) This year, the region achieved ...

Australian National University selects Aberdeen Standard Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... (ANU) Endowment Fund has selected Aberdeen Standard Investments to manage an Australian fixed income strategy that integrates ESG. The strategy invests in active Australian fixed income with an ESG overlay - negative screening of securities issued by ...

Local Government Super selects PIMCO for fixed income ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has awarded a new, $440 million fixed-income ESG mandate to investment manager PIMCO. The mandate will cover global credit and government bonds, LGS said. "We are pleased to continue our long standing relationship with PIMCO," ...

Vanguard Australia licenses FTSE Russell index for ESG-related products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Developed ex Australia ex Non-Renewable Energy/Vice Products/Weapons Index. The index will form the basis for two Vanguard ESG-related products. It is the first FTSE Russell standard index family to incorporate several categories of ESG-related exclusions ...

Pauline Vamos resigns as chief executive officer of Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... creation and support confidence in Australia's investment industry, through the provision of well-researched insights into ESG risks and their management," Regnan said in a statement. "The board reaffirmed its confidence in Regnan's executive leadership ...

Responsible investment reaches tipping point, more work to come: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... responsible investment, such as incorporating negative screening, systematically assessing environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as well as engaging directly on these issues to influence corporate Australia, noted Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO. ...