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PRI, Willis Towers Watson partner on megatrends and impact on financial system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... megatrends, their impact on the financial system and the risks and opportunities for investors in terms of asset allocation, portfolio management, integration and active ownership. PRI has commissioned Willis Towers Watson to write the report, which ...

Man Group appoints Steven Desmyter head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
Man Group has appointed Steven Desmyter as head of responsible investment and chair of Man Group's Responsible Investment Committee. Desmyter is currently a member of Man Group's Executive Committee and head of sales across EMEA and will also continue ...

Acorns launches ethical investment portfolio option Emerald Portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
Micro-investing app Acorns has launched a new ethical investment portfolio option. George Lucas, Acorns Australia CEO and managing director Acorns Australia customers can now select the Emerald Portfolio investment to the app, which is designed to meet ...

Sustainable Platform assesses database of companies against SDGs, performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
A Perth-based organisation of academics and finance professionals have launched The Sustainable Platform, a searchable database of companies meant to assist companies in screening portfolios to absolute sustainability performance metrics. The SustainablePlatform.com ...

VicSuper affirms status as a tobacco-free superannuation fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... from tobacco taxes" as outlined in the investor statement." VicSuper has also become a supporter of the Tobacco Free Portfolio Initiative, which aims "to inform, prioritise and advance tobacco free investment by eliminating tobacco from investment portfolios ...

New Forests expands on forestry sector's role in investment, bio-economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
The forestry sector has investment role to play in both removing and storing carbon from the atmosphere, as well as its contribution to a rising bio-economy, according to New Forests. David Brand, New Forests CEO New Forests, which has more than 400,000 ...

Three quarters of Aussie investors use ESG in investment strategies: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... like Thompson Reuters, and put it besides our capabilities to allow an asset owner or asset manager to evaluate their portfolio on the back of the data." The BNP Paribas data solution can be deployed by users in dashboard fashion, meaning the data can ...

Artisan raises $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
Artisan has raised $26 million in capital for the Clean Energy Seed Fund, including commitments from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), Australian Ethical Investment, Hostplus and Future Super. Jeremy Colless, Artesian managing partner The ...

State Street, TruValue Labs to partner in development of AI-assisted ESG research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... traditional or next generation risk measurements to time investments in these areas. Using this data to feature in AI based portfolio is the way to go, but we are in the infancy. This is the very beginning of an industry."

Asset owners identify economic inequality as rising investment risk at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... crisis." CalPERS uses techniques such as engagement to positively impact on material risks that they have identified in the portfolio, Lind said. He highlighted that CalPERS has regularly engaged with ExxonMobil over climate change concerns and concerns ...