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HSBC Asset Management launches ESG Asia bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
HSBC Asset Management has launched an active fixed income fund investing in Asian bonds with a strong bias towards issuers with sound ESG profiles. The HSBC GIF Asia ESG Bond Fund is set up to have a higher ESG score and a lower carbon intensity score ...

The challenge of evaluating impact investing's fundamentals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... bring," he said. "Firstly is to translate client's priorities into a strategy. It's impractical to think that you have a multi-asset portfolio that's broadly impact. Fixed income, real assets, sure, but hedge fund strategies, short duration credit, cash ...

Climate change a macro trend, driving secular themes: J. P. Morgan Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Climate change is a mega-trend that is driving long-term secular themes, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Josh Berelowitz, portfolio manager, macro strategies team at J.P. Morgan Asset Management said that climate change, widespread technology ...

ANZ takes $50 million stake in Pollination Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... ANZ was advised by Ashurst and Pollination by Hamilton Locke and BDA Partners. The $50 million will be used to both grow asset management activities and expand the team to meet the pipeline of demand, Whitton added. Currently, Pollination Group works ...

Rest taps Calvert, Parametric for enhanced ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... vital means to achieving their personal best." Parametric and Calvert are part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley. "As a pioneer in responsible investing, we recognised decades ago that strong environmental ...

Weighing climate risk in corporate bonds: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... clients like certainty," Kendall said. "The advancements in data have helped to provide transparency in this rapidly expanding asset class. Issuance currently has a sector bias towards utilities and sovereigns and sovereign agencies but is becoming increasingly ...

TCorp issues $1.5 billion sustainability bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... America, Citi, UBS and Westpac. Interest in the bond far outstripped issuance, with TCorp seeing total bids of $2.952 billion. Asset managers and insurance made up 61% of allocation, with Australian investors comprising 71% of the total demand. The bond ...

Five reasons investors should adopt an active versus passive ESG approach

JOEL CONNELL  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... approach adopted by a fund aligns with their personal philosophy around ESG/sustainable investing. As an active manager, Bell Asset Management (Bell) admittedly have a clear bias in the active versus passive debate, but they believe the advantages of ...

Leading Harvest to bring ag sustainability standard to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Warakirri Asset Management and Kilter Rural will take part in a pilot program that will bring an agriculture and food production sustainability assurance program to Australia. Leading Harvest is a non-profit that has developed the Farmland Management ...

Robeco outlines four themes for 2022 engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... "One of the largest developments we see, particularly in Europe, is new legislation raising expectations on how you address asset ownership.... You have much more ongoing screening of portfolios, and the moment the company has an issue with waste and ...