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Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... "Diversity and inclusion is a key part of the S or Social component in ESG and we look for indicators around human capital management such as employee hiring and retention," Signori said. "It also goes to governance, when we talk about the correlation ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... engagement with the meat supply chain into five indicators - animal welfare, labour standards, product quality and safety management, and innovation management. Investigative work by NGOs and media outlets, combined with engagement with a number of investors ...

Signs of a "greenium" in bond market: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... massive portfolio transformation to ESG," said Francois Millet, head of ETF strategy, ESG and innovation at Lyxor Asset Management: "ETFs, which invest in largest investment grade EUR and USD issuances provide exposure to the most liquid segment of the ...

Hiring culturally diverse women improves organisational leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... appoint women to a minimum of 30% of board positions, and suggested that this target could be extended into senior management positions as well. She also suggested that encouraging women should happen at multiple levels. "I found this issue myself, which ...

Super, fund manager lends muscle to net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... the Mercer-managed investment options within Mercer Super. This represents a combined $36.4 billion in assets under management as at 31 December 2020. Mercer is a significant of managed accounts in Australia, according to the most recent Wholesale Advantage ...

Property developer sets more ambitious timeline to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... and will focus on new innovations in that space as well, Hogan said. "We're looking at technology around building management systems and AI through building operations," she said. "It's a really exciting phase and we will also look to opportunities ...

We must approach public equities with an 'impact' mindset

KATHRYN MCDONALD, HEIDI RIDLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... mission at hand! The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) 2020 Survey estimates that impact investment assets under management totalled US$715 billion at the end of 2019. While this seems like a sizeable sum -- and one that has indeed grown significantly ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has developed a carbon transition investment framework to identify and reduce climate risks in corporate bond portfolios. The framework has been developed to assist insurance and superannuation fund clients in particular ...

Social, governance risks to unequal global vaccine distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Signatories from Australia include AMP Capital, Australian Ethical Investment, Aware Super, Ethical Partners Funds Management, HESTA, Local Government Super, and Statewide Super. "Ensuring developing economies have equal access to COVID vaccines, medicines ...

Guide to assist financial sector in Modern Slavery risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
The financial services industry faces broad exposures to modern slavery and broader human rights risks due to its links to all industries around the world, requiring institutions to take a rigorous and systematic approach to assessing risks, according ...