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Aviva Investors launches climate transition equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... come from that sector. Other sectors include utilities, and maybe sectors that are well prepared for transition like healthcare." On the flip side, the portfolio does not hold much in the financial sector. We are very underweight financials," he said. ...

Capital raisings, remuneration impact proxy vote: Dimensional

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... past 12 months, remuneration reports that Dimensional voted against included AMP, AP Eagers, AGL, Sigma Health, Sonic Healthcare. Dimensional voted against the election of one or more directors at AGMs for AP Eagers, Brickworks, Crown, and Freedom Foods. ...

Climate change, SDG impacts of US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... reframing of the narrative and the ability to build new resiliency in natural systems, energy systems, political and healthcare systems, among others, Petersen said. Petersen cited specific commitments that Biden has made to roll back decisions made ...

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Lacaille said. Lacaille said that high quality equities and staples are expected to do better, while sectors such as healthcare, which have contributed heavily to the outperformance of ESG -themed funds in 2020, may still do well "particularly if Congress ...

ESG managed funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... ethical charter. It had $85 million in AUM to the end of August, and is overweight in companies associated with the healthcare and IT sectors, which have performed strongly in 2020, said Andy Gracey, portfolio manager, Australian Ethical investment. ...

Call for education on difference between sustainable, impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... specific idea in mind about generating a positive social and environmental impact." To that end, Zurich has launched the Healthcare Impact Fund, which is managed by global fund manager American Century Investments. The American Century Health Care Impact ...

Australian Ethical sees further growth for ethical funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... assets, and it's something we need to get better at sharing.... We are overweight in areas like renewable energy, IT, healthcare, healthcare development, so genuinely we are delivering fabulous outcomes for shareholders as well as customers, and we put ...

Investing in healthcare yields financial, social returns: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Strong gains in healthcare stocks mean not only financial return, but also returns linked to positive impacts aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals, according to global fund manager American Century Investments. The American Century Health Care ...

Women continue to see gains on ASX200 boards: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... found that four primary sectors within the cohort have an average of 30% or more women on boards - financials at 40%, healthcare at 44%consumer staples t 57% and utilities at 50%. Industrials and information technology have the fewest, with zero women ...

Identifying exposures to modern slavery a key concern: Informed 365

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... process, Bernhardt previously told The Sustainability Report. Informed 365 is also working with a similar consortium of healthcare insurers to gather common information on that sector's modern slavery exposures, Bernhardt said. "They're going about it ...