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Carbon emissions need to peak "as soon as possible": AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... stewardship team, along with biodiversity loss, diversity and public health, said Matt Christensen, AXA IM's global head of impact strategy and responsible investments. "As an industry, we are moving away from the narrow definition of fiduciary duty ...

Australian Unity launches green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... We want to manage the characteristics so that it gives a similar risk/return profile to an investor, with the flavour of impact in terms of the use of proceeds." The objective of the fund is to seek out new investors who want access to the green bond ...

Data enhances case for ESG as separate, interrelated factor to quality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
With material environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues increasingly demonstrating their impact on companies' ability to generate long term value for investors, fund managers are making the case that ESG can augment quality signals ...

Aberdeen Standard Investments launches smaller companies fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... engage twice a year, and we engage before we invest. We strongly believe that ESG factors are financially material and impact corporate performance." ASI uses a combination of third party data providers and internal research to develop its internal scoring ...

Korea Housing Finance Corporation prices COVID-19 social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
The Korea Housing Finance Corporation (KHFC) has priced a COVID-19 Response Social Covered Bond, its second social bond. KHFC raised EUR 500 million on the transaction, which has a five year tenor with a spread of 35 basis points over the mid-swap rate. ...

ESG data enhances value strategies: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... a deliberate process," McKean said. "This is why I'm so focused on reflecting material risks into our valuation - what impact is that going to have on revenue and costs and margins, the capital required and the output of that is on company valuations ...

Climate change and public health cannot be viewed in isolation: UNGCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... progress made in improving public health", UNGCNA said. The recent bushfire crisis in Australia has sharpened the focus on the impact of climate change on health. "It is crucial that we begin planning for a future where climate change plays a bigger ...

MSCI launches Real Estate Climate Value-at-Risk solution for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... to climate-related events," said Jay McNamara, head of real estate at MSCI. "Our research has shown that the potential impact for real estate investors from climate events is far reaching and spans assets and geographies. Investors could face increased ...

Climate change, unclear policy response pose investment risk: JANA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Investment consulting firm JANA is warning investors that the impact of climate change and unclear policy response by governments pose significant risk to return. Tim Conly, head of responsible investment research, JANA JANA has commissioned a study ...

Fidelity International launches Sustainable Water and Waste Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... risk/return, relative valuation, and also target price." Fidelity International does ascribe a value to water for both return and impact purposes, and can compare company performance based on potable water used and waste water recovered. "We have calculated ...