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AXA IM develops impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... sovereign issuer risk based on key ESG factors, and also tested how ESG factors could be integrated into a model quantitative portfolio. AXA Rosenberg, the quantitative investment arm of AXA IM, created a model ESG SmartBeta portfolio, and according ...

Combining quality measures with ESG can yield higher returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... metrics can add "significant excess return" to ESG portfolios, according to Northern Trust. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global equity management, Northern Trust Northern Trust's quantitative research team has published a paper in which ...

ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
There is a growing use of environmental and social factors as part of quantitative investment techniques in equity portfolios, with fund managers integrating ESG data to either screen out undesired stocks, or to create customised benchmarks that tilt ...

Looking for social, economic return by creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... stakeholders such as employees. Barnard of Stockland highlighted how the company created its Liveability Index, a quantitative measure of what makes housing developments desirable, safe and healthy for residents. The index was developed post-global financial ...

VicSuper chooses SSgA for active global equities ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... directly incorporate ESG into selection of equities and portfolio construction in certain investment strategies in a quantitative manner." In late 2012, VicSuper started using a new benchmark index for its passive international fixed interest portfolio ...

AMP Capital identifies ESG risks to Australian retailers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... disclosure around staff engagement metrics, and there is a lack of uniformity in the metrics and the explanation of the quantitative measures in public disclosures. "Staff engagement is an interesting one," he said. "Companies will often refer to participation ...

MSCI launches MSCI ESG DataMetrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
MSCI has launched MSCI ESG DataMetrics, a comprehensive set of metrics to facilitate quantitative analysis of environmental, social and environmental data. MSCI ESG DataMetrics can be used in the development of proprietary ESG models and reporting on ...

Inalytics, PIRC find corporate governance, share price link

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... return and those with high risk had a -4.3% relative return. The analysis between PIRC and Inalytics, which provide quantitative measurement of fund manager investment skill, has been several years in the making, said Amanda Field, managing director ...

PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... rating agencies to use ESG analysis to inform sovereign debt ratings in a more systematic way, taking into account quantitative and qualitative criteria. "Whatever any individual investor does to determine creditworthiness by using traditional financial ...

Mariner Investment Group selects MSCI ESG Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Berebichez, vice president for portfolio management analytics at MSCI. "These students are the next generation of quantitative investment professionals, and it's essential to expose them to real-life market tools like Barra analytics and ESG research ...