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Stakeholder capitalism key to long-term returns: Fink

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Citing the challenges of a post-pandemic world that is transitioning to being net zero carbon emissions, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said it has never been "more essential" for CEOs to have a clear purpose and a long-term view. In his annual letter to ...

Deep engagement to follow SSGA CEO letter to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... overall human capital management and corporate culture considerations such as employee satisfaction, said SSGA global head of asset stewardship- voting and engagement Benjamin Colton. "If employees are seeing an all-male board, it could be demoralising ...

Australian Unity appoints head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... management, and responsibility for building, and managing that organisation's responsible investment program across multiple asset classes and investment mandates, and its corporate sustainability strategy. Moore was also part of the team that issued ...

Resolution Capital nab MSCI ESG exec for analyst role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Resolution Capital has hired an ESG analyst from MSCI. Morgan Ellis has joined the specialist global listed real assets investment manager from MSCI, where he was vice president, ESG research. Ellis has extensive investment research experience specialising ...

Strong APAC demand for sustainable, impact assets: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... finance, Asia Pacific and global head of sustainable finance group, group sustainability and impact, UBS. Within UBS's global asset management, sustainable-focused and impact assets under management totaled over US$ 97 billion by the end of September ...

Portfolio holdings disclosure regulations come into effect

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Superannuation funds will have to disclose their portfolio holdings across a range of assets and derivatives as regulations for portfolio holdings disclosure (PHD) come into force this year. Super funds will be required to publish their first PHD reports ...

Australian funds highlighted for climate action plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... real-world emissions reductions profiles." The case studies are designed to highlight how the features fund managers and asset owners' climate action plans are aligned with some or all of the actions outlined in the Investor Agenda's ICAPs Expectations ...

Retail investors integrating ESG into investment decisions: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... seeking diversification and the long term growth prospect. It's a realisation that there is a strategy, it's an asset class, and it's important to get in to some degree, even if it's small."

Decarbonisation a key megatrend in private markets: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... investments in under-explored themes such as financial inclusion can potentially tap new sources of alpha across private asset classes." BlackRock highlighted investments in food security via temperature-controlled supply chain and logistics, innovative ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... larger piece." Investors around the world are integrating analysis of biodiversity impacts into their portfolios. Vontobel Asset Management announced in December that it will measure the biodiversity impacts of its Quality Growth Boutique after announcing ...