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Fidelity International appoints Jenn-Hui Tan global head of stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... leadership for Fidelity's sustainable investing activities globally, including strategy and policies on engagement, voting and ESG integration, Fidelity said. Tan has been with Fidelity International for 12 years, having joined as senior legal counsel ...

AIIB, Aberdeen Standard Investments form strategic partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... infrastructure and drive responsible investing in fixed income as well as "build a sustainable environmental, social and governance (ESG) ecosystem in emerging markets in Asia." As part of the partnership, ASI will manage the US$500 million AIIB Asia ...

ISS ESG launches Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
ISS ESG has launched the Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series, which identifies companies with top environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance based on ISS ESG ratings. ISS ESG is the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder ...

RI market nears $1 trillion, increased focus on lifting leading practice: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... billion in assets under management in 2018, an increase of 13% on the previous year. The dominant strategy used for RI is ESG integration, representing 45% of AUM, while corporate advocacy and shareholder action is the second most popular RI strategy ...

Fidelity International develops proprietary sustainability ratings system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... investment universe of over 3,000 issuers, and provides a "forward-looking evaluation of a company's focus and trajectory on ESG-related issues." The ratings framework divides this investment universe into 99 subsectors, each with industry-specific criteria ...

MSCI creates Climate Change Indexes tilted to low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... alternative energy and clean-technology, MSCI said. They can be used as a standalone index or as an overlay to an overall ESG strategy. "The devastating impacts of climate change will be felt beyond the traditional horizons of most sectors and it is ...

Pengana WHEB Sustainable Investing Impact Report identifies positives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... run. The first piece relates to what a business is selling, and our analysis of companies is focused on understanding the ESG characteristics of that company to understand the quality of the business." WHEB identifies quality companies through that ESG ...

Insight Investment applies traffic light analysis to green, impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... found that "many of the instruments coming to market fall short of minimum standards for sustainability." Josh Kendall, senior ESG analyst, Insight Investment Insight Investment's traffic light score examines a social or environmental impact bond on ...

Factor investing such as ESG strategies can be wise approach: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... are challenged by being in the late stages of the investment cycle, and the next earning cycle will be the "first test" of ESG strategies outside of an expansionary period, according to AXA Investment Managers. Kathryn McDonald, head of sustainable investing ...

Impact Investment Partners on Indigenous Infrastructure Investment Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... Indigenous community as well as wider investors. "We're seeking to raise that total of $500 million from Indigenous investors and ESG-conscious, socially minded investors. We have had some interest from core infrastructure investors as well, because ...