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Best ESG super, investment products revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Australian Share Fund in second and third place. Nanuk Asset Management won best international shares ESG fund, with Dimensional Global Sustainability Trust in second and Stewart Investors Wholesale Worldwide Sustainability Fund third. "This year's ...

ESG investing "fastest growing" priority for advisers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... there will be more regulation of ESG products. Zurich in 2020 launched the Healthcare Impact Fund, which is managed by global fund manager American Century Investments. The Zurich Investments Healthcare Impact Fund is designed for the Australian market ...

Michelle Baltazar awarded CEW leadership scholarship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Chief Executive Woman (CEW) have named Rainmaker Group executive director - media Michelle Baltazar one of two inaugural recipients of a scholarship designed to inspire Australian women leaders working in media. Baltazar, who is also the editor-in-chief ...

Perpetual launches active ESG ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... our clients," said PAMA group executive Amanda Gillespie. Perpetual will next launch IDEA, an ETF based on the Perpetual Global Innovation Share Fund. "In terms of why we started with GIVE and IDEA, we were thinking about some of the thematics and demands ...

Failing to manage ESG a severe risk to business: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Failing to manage material ESG issues effectively will constitute a business failure by 2030, according to research from KPMG Australia. Increasing regulation and expectations from employees, customers and investors means businesses will have to transform ...

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... actions and pledges falling far short of what is needed to avoid catastrophic consequences for the planet, which is limiting global warming to less than 2 degrees, and aiming for 1.5 degrees. As we wrap up this COP, and look through the noise, commentary ...

Not all net zero targets created equal: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Global listed infrastructure companies will be key to reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement, but net zero target announcements should be critically examined by investors, according to Maple-Brown Abbott. While many companies have outlined some variation ...

GII launch gender equality impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Global Impact Initiative (GII) has launched an actively managed equity impact investment fund focused on women and girls, available to retail investors. The Global Gender Equality Fund is the world's first, actively managed, impact investment fund ...

Top 100 asset owners "hold keys" to net zero: Willis Towers Watson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... measure in this study in future years." Unger noted that one of the take-aways from COP26 was that the target of restricting global warming to 1.5 degrees C by 2050 is alive, but in order for it to be achievable, a significant amount of private capital ...

Inconsistent data a challenge to ESG uptake: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... inconsistent data quality is one of the top five hindrances to ESG adoption, according to BNP Paribas' recently issued ESG Global Survey 2021, which examined the appetite of 356 asset owners, official institutions and asset managers, including participants ...