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Stewart Investors launches emerging markets sustainability fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... GEM Leaders Sustainability strategy was first launched outside Australia in April 2020 and currently has assets under management globally of A$376m (as at 31 August 2021). "We have seen significant appetite for our global emerging markets capability ...

Fragmented ESG regulation in APAC a challenge: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... analytics for Asia Pacific Konstantina Founta. Founta noted that there were US$88.3 billion in sustainable assets under management in Asia, Japan, and Australia and New Zealand combined as of June 2021, a 240% from Q2 2020. She also pointed to MSCI's ...

Australian companies under "extreme pressure" over ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... large public and private companies. More than 100 of the respondents were from Australia. FTI Consulting is a global management consultancy. Almost all of the Australian companies that responded - 97% - report having increased their commitment to ESG ...

AXA IM looks to launch forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... "What does that mean in terms of refrigerants, generators and so forth? "The other thing we're looking at is demand management. It's very easy to get fixated on just reducing the KWH to a bare minimum and replacing with PPAs or maybe offsets, but what ...

ESG integration challenged by regional regulation, data: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... especially with the industry super funds' focus on carbon reporting." When discussing how ESG data and reporting management is integrated through a fund manager or asset owners' processes, Gwynne noted that the CIO normally drives the discussions. ...

Boards have responsibility to manage ethics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... "If you remember, a couple of decades ago, OHS was only dealt with when there was a terrible incident, with a crisis management approach," she said. "Over time, OHS became a central part of the board's focus. The focus on ethics and ethical leadership ...

Ratcheting up ambition on climate finance goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... change at the sector level. At that level, you are looking at how you can reward, challenge, support companies and management. Then of course we have a structured approach on things like climate change, such as our Dirty 30 programme.

ESG "becoming integral" to investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... investors are trying to integrate factors into their investment process as well as support the decision making and risk management in the organisation." The strongest driver of ESG integration in Australia is external stakeholder requirements, according ...

Islamic fund to expand into banking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Financial Services has also announced double-digit returns for its flagship ethical fund and a 40% increase in funds under management. The Hejaz Global Ethical Fund had a net return of 12.3% and year on year FUM growth from $81 million to $114 million ...

Integrating ESG into securitised asset strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... securities (ABS) are an "essential component" of investing in securitised markets, according to Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM). However, ESG integration has been "largely neglected" in the ABS market because of the complex legal structures ...