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Praemium enhances ESG tools with SMA, research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... existing capabilities that permit customisation of portfolios. "We've always had longstanding technology that can be used to exclude, hold or substitute securities, so customisation as a broader term," Cilmi said. "That technology had been there for ...

Australian mutual fund assets rise to $66.8bn in 2019: Cerulli Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... top two exclusions for both Australia-domiciled mutual funds and Australian asset owners. Currently, 42.9% of the latter exclude fossil fuel companies, Cerulli said. ESG-orientated exchange-traded funds (ETFs) also showed strong inflows in 2019, according ...

Amundi reports increased demand for fixed income ETFs, ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... approaches," Delculee said. "Most of the SRI approach is based on exclusion, which means that the ETF provider is going to... exclude a range of stocks. The other approach is more engagement, which means that we don't exclude, but you're going to reweight ...

Company, investor climate change partnership "essential": Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... to shareholder return, this could lead to divestment and/or exclusion. "If such companies don't improve enough, we will exclude them from the investment universe," she said. "That's especially for companies where we identify a UN Global Compact breach. ...

QBE, Suncorp among global insurers exiting coal: Unfriend Coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... Bosshard said. "Even among those which have taken action, all of them have taken action on new coal. Most of them completely exclude support for new coal, a few have geographic loopholes or transition periods, but as a kind of general principle that's ...

Willis Towers Watson launches Australian Global Equity Focus Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... and controversial weapons exclusion was developed around engagement and understanding the issues," Mao said. "We will exclude where we feel necessary and appropriate. When we do exclusions, we don't want to result in a constrained portfolio." The Australia ...

RIAA launches refreshed Certification Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has refreshed its Certification Program, to reflect the maturing market for responsible investment and a focus on best practice. Cassandra Williams, certification and ratings manager, RIAA. The ...

Amundi launches Amundi Funds Multi-Asset Sustainable Future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Amundi has launched of Amundi Funds Multi-Asset Sustainable Future, a sub fund aiming to provide sustainable returns with a conservative risk profile. Amundi Funds Multi-Asset Sustainable Future has an investment universe designed for diversified investing ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... adult entertainment and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The fund also has an additional full fossil fuel screen to exclude companies with an industry tie to fossil fuels, in particular reserve ownership, related revenues and power generation ...

Responsible investment a fundamental practice in NZ: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... the mass shootings in Christchurch. The report noted that "NZ Super Fund acted swiftly in the wake of this tragedy to exclude companies involved in the manufacture of civilian automatic and semi-automatic firearms, magazines or parts prohibited under ...