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Fidelity International launches Sustainable Water and Waste Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Fidelity ESG ratings uniquely provide a forward-looking evaluation of a company's trajectory on ESG-related issues. "Australian investors are increasingly focused on environmental concerns in particular, as they become more aware that their investments ...

Insight Investment launches proprietary ESG risk rating system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... rating methodology is currently being used across portfolios, particularly the multi-asset product offering in the Australian market, Kendall noted. The application of the ESG rating system has led to the fund manager selling out of existing fixed income ...

Ethical approach yields investment benefits: Crescent Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Crescent Wealth 's approach to ethical investment in line with Islamic investment standards has seen the superannuation and fund manager outperform in the early part of 2020. Talal Yassine, managing director, Crescent Wealth Crescent Wealth's approach ...

HESTA to move to net zero carbon emissions in portfolio by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... will monitor and report progress against its emissions reduction targets on an annual basis. HESTA was the first major Australian super fund to place a thermal coal mining restriction across all investment options and recently extended this restriction ...

CEFC invests $1.7 million in Australian agritech company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is investing $1.7 million in an Australian biotechnology company in the agritech sector. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The Soil Carbon Company (SCC) is "developing a microbial treatment ...

Demand for climate aware, ESG investment: State Street Global Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... for society." State Street Global Advisors recently launched a climate-aware fund of international equities into the Australian market. "In terms of demand and flows, we're very, very optimistic about the Australian market," Wallace said. "Between the ...

Australian companies below global peers on reporting, targets: Refinitiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Australian companies are "well below their global peers" in reporting and setting targets on carbon emissions, waste and water reductions, according to Refinitiv. Jamie Coombs, performance director - Asia, Refinitiv Refinitiv has released Financing ...

Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure hires ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Classâ€Â¯Honours), both from the University of NSW. MBA GLI was founded in 2012 by its principals and Maple-Brown Abbott, an Australian boutique investment management firm. The appointments reflect the growth in the business as well as the increasing ...

Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... also found that 18 funds in 2019 disclose their complete record of proxy voting, up from 11 in 2018, including all Australian and international shareholdings. Ten funds disclose their proxy voting record for Australian shareholdings only, five funds ...

Integrating ethics goes beyond ESG screens: Nucleus Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... social and corporate governance criteria. The portfolios are actively managed and based on blue chip international and Australian socks, cash and government bonds. Approximately two thirds of the wealth manager's clientele apply some form of screening ...