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J.P. Morgan Asset Management launches ESG integration policy statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... new integrated ESG policy statement for its global funds management business. Jennifer Wu, global head of sustainable investing, J.P. Morgan Asset Management The new ESG policy includes a proprietary 10-point ESG scoring system to evaluate its asset ...

Australian Unity launches green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... partner with the CEFC and Australian Unity, said Michael Chisholm, Crestrone CEO. "We are committed to scaling sustainable investing in Australia and providing valued-aligned investment solutions for our clients," Chisholm said.

Ex-Rosenberg Equities executives launch Radiant ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The former CEO and head of sustainable investing at Rosenberg Equities have launched a new platform specialising in ESG-anchored portfolios and research for institutional investors and wealth managers. Heidi Ridley (l) and Kathryn McDonald (r), co-founders ...

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... and so should outperform the market, even in a crisis," said Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of stewardship and sustainable investing, Fidelity International. "While some caveats remain, including adjustments for beta, credit quality and the sudden market ...

Trucost hires Michael Salvatico to head APAC ESG business development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... financial institutions in the Americas. She will be based in New York. Gandy several years of experience in sustainable investing strategies and fixed income portfolio management, having worked at several leading financial organisations, including Bank ...

Q&A: Pablo Berrutti, on the launch of the Altiorem research platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... on financial advisors to help them with their investing. They're not getting what they want in terms of sustainable investing, and they need access to information that allows them to make clearer demands of their financial advisors and their fund managers ...

Fundamental portfolio managers analyse ESG performance of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... managers with fundamental qualitative ESG-themed portfolios. Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of stewardship and sustainable investing, Fidelity International. Although managers caution that financial markets are exhibiting extreme volatility and that it is ...

AXA IM develops carbon footpath strategy based on forward climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... divestment from the largest polluters, despite the evolutionary path they're on," said Kathryn McDonald, Head of Sustainable Investing, AXA IM Rosenberg Equities. "It's incumbent on us as an industry to be forthcoming in what can we achieve with divestment. ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... part of a range of initiatives to enhance its investment stewardship process. Jennifer Wu, Global head of sustainable investing, J.P. Morgan Asset Management JPMAM is increasing engagement with companies in five specific priority areas, including climate ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... the BlackRock and BIS announcements. Superannuation funds have demonstrated that they can lead the way in sustainable investing especially as investing this way has been found to not only maintain if not boost returns but also reduce investment risks ...