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Man Group to augment responsible investment, stewardship activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... the top levels of management. Dual roles are pragmatic and they have helpful us rebase expectation around how we approach ESG at the fund strategy level. It's helped us expedite our progress." Mitchell will also act as adviser on funds where ESG, impact ...

Man Group appoints Jason Mitchell co-head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... directing the development of impact, thematic and norms-based investment strategies as well as the broader integration of ESG criteria across asset classes and multi-asset solutions. Mitchell will also act as advisor on funds where ESG, impact investing ...

Omega Global Investors, Pinnacle Investment Management in strategic partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... that demand. In addition to the demand for smart beta, the firm is also seeing increased demand for mandates managed with ESG factors in mind. "We are building solutions off the back of the smart beta strategy, and developing customised solutions that ...

Rosenberg Equities to manage $1bn ESG mandate for CalPERS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), and the mandate from CalPERS will see Rosenberg Equities manage a $1 billion global equity ESG model implementation portfolio. The new mandate is based off to the same strategy that fosm the AXA IM Sustainable Equity ...

S&P Dow Jones launches Carbon Price Risk Adjusted Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... significant increased costs for companies which have not managed their global emissions," said Hannah Skeates, senior director, ESG and Strategy Indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices. "The S&P Carbon Price Risk Adjusted Index Series was developed to help ...

ASX200 stocks with strong ESG performance outperform: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
ASX200 stocks that have high ESG scores outperform the ASX200 average, while stocks with low ESG scores underperform the benchmark, according to research from Regnan. Pauline Vamos, Regnan chief executive Regnan has published an extract of research ...

ACSI to expand research, analyst team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is expanding its ESG research and analyst team because of increased demand for investment stewardship services by its members. Ed John, ACSI executive manager, governance, engagement and policy ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... that value reporting and disclosure by companies more so than governments." The WBCSD/CDSB report found that there are 22 ESG reporting provisions in Australia, such as the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, the ASX listing rules ...

Mercer advises Business As Different approach to ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... urging business leaders to adopt a "Business As Different" (B.A.D.) approach to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues. Alexis Cheang, head of ANZ, responsible investments, Mercer. Mercer notes that responsible investment strategies ...

bfinance analyses ESG integration activities of Japanese active equity managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
More of Japan's active equity managers are integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) into their investment processes, but the balance of activity is in the corporate governance side, according to analysis from manager research and selection ...