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Integrating impact investing in listed equity portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This piece is sponsored by T. Rowe Price Interest in impact investing is quickly increasing, and while strategies are growing across multiple asset classes, fund managers are developing strategies to capture the positive environmental ...

ESG funds show strong risk-adjusted returns: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Superannuation funds with ESG characteristics show strong risk adjusted returns, according to new research from Rainmaker Information. Assessing median results of superannuation fund options, Rainmaker Information has found that ESG returned a median ...

Australian Ethical tops $5 billion in assets under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia. "It amplifies the voice when we are advocating for change," Simons said. "The larger the number, the greater the impact we can have. We are making investments for a better world, and this growth will allow us to deploy new inflows into investments ...

SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Racial and ethnic inequity is a systemic risk that "threatens lives, companies, communities, and our economy," according to one of the largest global fund managers. State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) president and CEO Cyrus Taraporevala has issued ...

Tech platform to assist ASX companies in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... - including governments, not-for-profits and philanthropies as well as corporates - to assist them in monitoring their impact on people, such as measuring the value of social investment programs to enhance accountability reporting. The company is making ...

Water, water risk everywhere: DWS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... the right things. That's what's interesting in listed markets. But we have to be quite careful about what is the impact, because if I buy an equity in a renewable energy company, or in a very highly rated sustainability company, am I changing ...

Science-based targets key to addressing the world's biggest challenges

LOUISE WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... experienced first-hand the link between an unforeseen pandemic and real economic pain. There is a growing realisation that the impact of environmental, social and even governance risks can and will have negative financial consequences. The results of ...

Successful ESG integration: moving from why to how

GUILLAUME MASCOTTO  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... enterprise. Rather, it has become a critical part of day-to-day investment management. Global investor commitment to ESG and impact themed investing has evolved from a question about why ESG is important to how it can be most effectively implemented. ...

Future Super to reduce fees on fund options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... fees on all its investment options. From January 2021, Future Super will cut the admin fee on its Future Super Balanced Impact and Future Super Renewables Plus to 0.554% with the flat fee remaining the same. The investment fee for Balanced Impact and ...

MUFG Bank structures $333 million green financing deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... designed for participants in the sustainability financing market to consistently certify, track and monitor the environmental impact of financing assets. This is also SB Energy's inaugural green loan certification amongst its renewable projects. KPMG ...