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Circular economy a key investment theme: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... constructed to become more of a closed loop system, from the mining and resourcing of raw materials to the end of life management," Mascotto said. "The circular concept means we should be able to use products longer, as opposed to making new products. ...

Seeking financial, positive impact in SME investments: Beckon Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... business." Moffitt and his co-founders, who hail from Goldman Sachs and Bankers Trust, are also developing the reporting and management of positive social and environmental impacts of businesses in the SME space, a sector of the economy that has less ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... we grade, say the credit research. That also feeds into the financial models. "This is also about second line risk management. You look at climate risk scenarios, stress test scenarios, and you can imagine those scenarios say something about how economic ...

Thai regulator becomes TCFD suppporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... awareness and encourage business sectors to (1) incorporate climate-related risks into their strategic planning and risk management, and (2) follow international standard disclosure guidelines," the SEC said in an announcement. The move is also designed ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... companies significantly underperformed the ASX200. Investors and asset owners are engaging with companies on conduct, management of intangible assets such as social license to operate and whether companies are managing the shift towards a wider stakeholder ...

The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... companies improve their operations in the mid-to-long term. These can be governance-related, such as an improvement in management which means that they now favour minority shareholder interests. For example, when management incentives become more aligned ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... more aligned with bondholder interests, and corporate transparency keeps bondholders better informed of exposure and management of risk, of particular relevance given the complexity and opacity in the high yield market. Engagement in the high yield credit ...

Integrating impact investing in listed equity portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... social and environmental benefits. Further practices include use of evidence and impact data in investment design, the management of impact performance, or the specific intention to manage investments to that intention, and contribution to the growth ...

ESG funds show strong risk-adjusted returns: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... capability and with the view that we want to be able to have a much richer, in-depth dialogue with our clients on their management of ESG." Willis Towers Watson also operates on the basis that integration ESG factors and sustainability considerations ...

Australian Ethical tops $5 billion in assets under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has surpassed $5 billion in funds under management, a growth figure that sets the company up to push further into existing markets and develop its relationships in the advisory space. Australian Ethical's funds under ...