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Christian Super appoints Mark Rider as chief investment officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... roles, including economist and head of economic activity and forecasting. Rider then joined UBS Investment Bank and UBS Global Asset Management, where he served for 16 years in roles including Australian chief economist, institutional account manager ...

ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies are "falling behind key transparency measures" on disclosing payments to governments in countries in which they operate, according to new research from Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Australia. Robyn Parkin, sustainability ...

ESG integration policy brings consistency, innovation: JPMAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) 's new integrated ESG policy has enabled the global fund manager to apply a consistent framework for measuring how investment teams implement and demonstrate ESG processes and enhances the ability to develop more ...

Nuveen secures $150m in commitments for Global Impact Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Global investment manager Nuveen has secured US$150 million in commitments for a Global Impact Strategy linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Rekha Unnithan, co-head of private markets impact investing, Nuveen The strategy, which is open ...

Majority of asset owners identify ESG importance: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... implementation, according to a recent survey conducted by consultancy bfinance. bfinance recently conducted a survey of global asset owners in June 2020 with 328 respondents representing approximately US$11 trillion completing the survey. There were ...

MUFG appoints Rob Ward head of project finance, ESG finance, Oceania

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... calibre and experience taking charge of both our Project Finance and ESG Finance businesses," said Drew Riethmuller, head of global corporate and investment Banking, Oceania. "Our project Finance franchise across Oceania is a significant part of our ...

Aurecon directors appointed to FIDIC Sustainable Development Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... committee member. The new committee will "advocate, guide and monitor best practice in sustainable development across the global engineering and construction industry, and will advise the FIDIC board on all aspects of sustainable development as part ...

State Street Global Advisors to list new ESG ETF on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors will list a new environmental, social and governance (ESG) ETF on the ASX early next month. Meaghan Victor, head of SPDR ETF Asia Pacific distribution The SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ESG Fund (E200) tracks the S&P/ASX 200 ESG Index ...

BetaShares launches currency-hedged version of ethical ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... version of its ASX-listed sustainability ETF. Alex Vynokur, managing director, BetaShares BetaShares created the BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: HETH). "Currency exposure can be a significant driver of investment ...

Increase in linking environmental, social metrics to remuneration: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Globally, the number of environmental and social metrics linked to short-term and long-term compensation plans has increased, with ASX-listed companies linking executive compensation to climate-related activities. Vas Kolesnikoff, head of Australia ...