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Global fund manager evolving approaches to ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... proprietary ESG score and the hiring of its first head of sustainable investing and stewardship. Julie Moret, Northern Trust Asset Management's newly appointed global head of sustainable investing and stewardship, recently outlined her agenda and how ...

Hostplus announces four board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... a wider campaign by members, with Hostplus members calling on the fund to divest from fossil fuel stocks. Market Forces asset manager campaigner Will van de Pol noted that it was a "pressure campaign." "I think any instances where individuals are in ...

Tracking ESG impact in emerging markets improving: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Companies in emerging markets are moving up the curve on integrating ESG information quickly, but disclosing material ESG risks is still a challenge, according to American Century investments. All emerging market equity funds at American Century integrate ...

QSuper members call for greater climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Accord. It will support this approach both through enhanced disclosure of its own activities and use of its influence as an asset owner." QSuper have a month to respond to the letter, and the two super fund members will consider their next actions based ...

A little more conversation and a lot more action

PIERRE LENDERS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
There's a lot of talk about the importance of environmental, social and governance issues in investment decisions, but is there sufficient action? And if there is, what does that action look like, and can it deliver on performance as well as moral objectives? ...

Profile: Fiona Reynolds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... transparency and signatory assessment. "When reporting was created, one of the things we wanted was it for it to be used such that asset owners would look at their managers as part of the due diligence process," she said. Currently the PRI is piloting ...

IFM Investors hires responsible investment associate director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
IFM investors has hired Ashley Kopczynski as associate director, responsible investment. Kopczynski comes to IFM from Janus Henderson, where he worked as associate portfolio manager - credit and ESG and as credit analyst. Prior to that, he worked for ...

Elliott Green Power announce two hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... previously for EY, PWC and Infigen Energy as well as for Macquarie Group and UBS. EGP has also hired Richard Armstrong as senior asset manager. He comes to EGP from AGL energy, where he spent the past four years and brings asset management expertise ...

J.P. Morgan AM acquires forestry firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has acquired a global forestry management and timberland investing company. J.P. Morgan will acquire Campbell Global by purchasing BrightSphere Investment Group's 75% ownership stake as well as the 25% owned by Campbell ...

Super fund invests in Australian Unity Green Bond Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... helping to lower carbon emissions, and is managed by Australian Unity's in-house cash and fixed interest team, Altius Asset Management. The Australian Unity Green Bond Fund has more than $150 million in assets under management (as at 30 April 2021) ...