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Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Report all affirm that they are being asked about the ESG approaches in questionnaires attached to fixed income portfolio mandates, but as yet, the integration of ESG has been around risk management strategies. "ESG is more about a risk ...

Dimensional Fund Advisors launches Global Sustainability Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Australia. "A lot of in-and-out strategies can mean you end up excluding entire industries that result in a not very diverse portfolio," Parker said. "This is a way of rewarding performance by weighting towards companies that are making an effort, and ...

MEP Werke GmbH, Strasser Capital join Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... carbon economy. Further to this, we are currently structuring a long-term note issuance programme, secured on a granular portfolio of MEP solar lease receivables, which is anticipated to be the first transaction of its kind in Europe." The knowledge ...

Video: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... human rights carries greater reputational risk, which can potentially have a material impact on company earnings and portfolio returns. These violations, supply chain issues and modern slavery just some of the key issues facing investors. Investing and ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... transparent measure, de Marcillac said. "As part of the product, we have a reporting tool and basically, you can compare your portfolio to the benchmark and measure the exposure to those sustainable impact solutions on each of the different themes," ...

CEFC commits to Westpac Efficient Financing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Group has increased its proportion of renewable energy financing from 45% to 61% of its total electricity generation portfolio over the past five years. The bank's lending to the CleanTech sector was AU$6.1 billion in 2015, Westpac said. "As a globally ...

CFSGAM publishes ninth responsible investment report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... was implemented in February. The investment's strategic goals for the next three years include implementing and ESG portfolio monitoring systems and processes with investment governance proceses, developing engagement priorities with investment teams ...

Australian Ethical hires Michael Murray

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has hired Michael Murray to its investments team. Murray has 18 years' experience as a portfolio manager for ethical and ESG aware clients and has previously worked at Integrity Investment Management and AMP Capital. "I look forward ...

Companies exposed to water scarcity risks: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... actually compete against each other," Morrow said. Sustainalytics recommends that institutional investors evaluate their portfolio risks by assess their exposure, engaging management on their strategic management of water, and that they consider capitalising ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Three Australian superannuation funds have achieved the highest mark of AAA in the 2016 Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP)'s 2016 benchmark index. AODP this week released the 2016 Global Climate 500 Index, which rates the world's 500 biggest asset ...