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Strong inflows to sustainable option: Stockspot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... for the Sustainable Portfolios ranges from 0.31% - 0.43% pa.? Stockspot's goal in creating the sustainable investing portfolio was to create an option that was "environmentally friendly," while also incorporating the United Nations Sustainable Development ...

Investors to develop tool to measure biodiversity impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Sycomore Asset Management, and Mirova are developing a tool to measure how investment impact biodiversity. AXA IM, BNPPAM, Sycomore and Mirova launched the Investor Statement on the need for biodiversity ...

Northern Trust outlines social, environmental challenges to road ahead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... publication, where we lay our views on the table... In the wealth management world, this has a bigger implication. We set the portfolio, based on this." "We've lowered our strategic weight to natural resources on the back of this," he said. "We've also ...

Positive ESG impact linked to financial performance: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... important thing is that we've demonstrated that doing good, you don't have to sacrifice return," said William Wu, portfolio manager at Melior. "It's the opposite. It's generated alpha, it's lowered risk of investment portfolio and ...

Opinion: Australian super funds could benefit from US ESG policy move

RAEWYN WILLIAMS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Note: This piece was contributed by Raewyn Williams of Parametric and solely reflect the writer's opinion. As Australian super funds build a reputation as strong advocates for climate change action, disturbing events in the US should make the industry ...

Coles signs Queensland renewable energy deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... supply three quarters of the Coles' electricity requirements, with the remainder supported by CleanCo's low emissions portfolio. The purchasing agreement will result in Coles reducing its electricity carbon dioxide emissions nationally by an estimated ...

Superannuation funds accelerate climate action: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... highlights the statements by Cbus, HESTA and UniSuper, which have committed to achieve net zero by 2050 across their entire portfolio, and Aware Super's announced plans to divest from thermal coal miners and reduce emissions in its listed equities ...

ARENA, CEFC changes open door to CCS, hydrogen investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
The federal government will extend a fresh $1.62 billion to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to invest, and will change the legislative remit of ARENA and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) towards investing in carbon capture ...

Ardea, UTS partnership to bring AI to fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... there will be academic rigour to the research we will do. We are doing some research which will be incorporated into our portfolio construction process, but also research that we will make available for clients as well." From the UTS perspective, it ...

IIG launches alternative fund-of funds impact strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... can roll up to the fund level," he says. "You do run into the apples and oranges problem depending on how diverse the portfolio is, but we can cope with that." IIG also aligns its reporting with the Impact Management Project Framework, which defines ...