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Climate change, diversity, inequality top engagement agenda: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... from the bottom up with corporate analysis, for which we can leverage our corporate RIIM analysis." T. Rowe Price looks to gain a better understanding around issues of inequality at the corporate level by looking at quant metrics like programmes and ...

Assessing carbon beta risk in portfolios: Platypus Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Measuring a portfolio's carbon emissions to produce a footprint is a blunt instrument that may not accurately measure and manage climate risk, according to Platypus Asset Management. Platypus Asset Management has developed a quantitative tool aimed ...

SGX-listed companies improving sustainability disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability reporting can help companies attract environmentally-conscious customers, obtain lower-cost financing and gain better access to capital," said associate professor Lawrence Loh, director of CGS at NUS Business School. "This improves resilience ...

FTSE Russell hires Jo Saleeba to head sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... "The recent addition of Refinitiv to the Group provides a great opportunity for our clients and the broader local market to gain access to our combined data, analytics and research capabilities to develop innovative and relevant solutions to support ...

Using total portfolio management to gain China, ESG exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Investors can use a total portfolio risk and active management approach to gain exposure to Chinese assets without a negative impact on overall sustainability profile, according to Willis Towers Watson. Investors are interested in allocating capital ...

ESG investing growing strongly in Asia: J.P. Morgan Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021  |  NEWS
ESG investing is growing strongly in Asia, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Net inflows into sustainable funds in 2020 was US$8 billion, nearly 10 times that of 2019, said Tai Hui, chief Asia market strategist, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. ...

Consultant launches responsible investment index for manager selection

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... will build out the granularity of its evaluation, to delve further into what sorts of negative screens managers implement, gain more clarity on positive screens, and eventually align manager activities to the Sustainable Development Goals, Ashton said. ...

Local pick-up a key to reducing emissions in e-commerce: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
E-commerce skyrocketed during 2020 due to shopping shifting to online because of COVID-19, but emissions from parcel delivery actually dropped through the use of click and collect and curbside pickup, according to Accenture. The environmental gains ...

$150 million impact fund to target small companies for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... to deliver over 15% annualised returns by investing in impact businesses, lifting their productivity and creating capital gain over time. The Impact Growth Equity Fund is an eight-year fund, with the first round closing May 31, 2021, and a second round ...

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... with a focus on a "cultivating careers" strategy that develops personalised career paths and opportunities for employees to gain experience in leadership initiatives that fit with those paths, the Firm said. Responsibility for inclusive hiring is brought ...